{"product_id":"the-pleasures-of-pessimism-paperback","title":"The Pleasures of Pessimism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatasha Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRe: CONSIDERING invites you to look at what's familiar from an unfamiliar angle. To consider \u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e we consider things - and how to do it better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePandemic, supervolcano, late capitalism, transhumanism, populism, cancel culture, the post-antibiotic age, the gig economy, the surveillance state, the cascading effects of climate change...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever the specifics, do you ever feel like things are going off the rails-or are just about to?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've read the headlines, watched a zombie movie, or gotten into an argument on Twitter lately, the answer is probably yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd you're not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in an age of deep anxiety about the future. Catastrophe-whether political, technological, environmental or moral-feels not just possible, but probable. In this atmosphere, we've become something of a culture of 'apocaholics': addicted to doomscrolling, captivated by worst-case scenarios, fascinated by collapse. The apocalypse, once the domain of religious prophecy, now dominates our entertainment, our politics, and even our casual conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what makes the end of the world so strangely compelling? What's so appealing about Armageddon? What are the pleasures - and also the perils of our pessimism?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 7.09 x 4.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42758425444448,"sku":"9780647530757","price":24.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Y2UwVwKEOt9780647530757.webp?v=1779364256","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pleasures-of-pessimism-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}