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Where Have All the Literary Outlaws Gone?
When I was in my late teens, I found a lot of writing inspiration in The Outlaw Bible of American Literature. This collection of stories, essays, and…
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New Romanticism and the Wild Boy Dilemma
There are social consequences for abandoning technology and culture
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What Comes After Dopamine Culture?
It's time to prepare for Peak Experience Culture
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Luxury Beliefs and the Decline of Society
Decadence is usually defined as “moral or cultural decline, characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.”
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How to Induce a Social Contagion to Improve the World
Social contagions can be a powerful force for good
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The Slow Zombification of the Future
Oceans of new music come out every moment.
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Left-Coded Degeneracy Has a Sex Problem
Art, Sex, and the Church of Euthanasia
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The Hegelian Egirls as Metamodern Icons
The Hegelian Egirls recently started popping up all over social media.
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The Future of Californication
California has a chance to do something radical: to redefine its wrecked image.
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Pirates of the Empty Cities of the Future
How the Global Population Bust Could Open a New Frontier
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The Society of the OnlyFans Girl Flashing the Portal
In The Society of the Spectacle, Guy Debord observes that the modern world has replaced genuine social life with mere representations.
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Ian Fleming on What Ails America
“I sensed that America is temporarily in poor health and she is very conscious of the fact.” – Ian Fleming
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