Why Everything Feels Boring, Everybody Seems Mad, and You Were Happier 20 Years Ago

The digital age does more than we think.

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If you’ve ever wondered why it feels so hard to truly “lose yourself” in a moment of wonder or joy, and if you’ve ever suspected that such moments were vastly more common in childhood than they are in adulthood, you may be interested in philosopher Hartmut Rosa’s book The Uncontrollability of the World. Rosa’s book is a brief (about 120 pages) but den…