{"id":24102,"date":"2026-07-26T13:37:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/why-does-everything-feel-so-joyless-welcome-to-the-age-of-decadence-without-pleasure-michele-mendelssohn-and-charlie-tyson\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T13:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:37:54","slug":"why-does-everything-feel-so-joyless-welcome-to-the-age-of-decadence-without-pleasure-michele-mendelssohn-and-charlie-tyson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/why-does-everything-feel-so-joyless-welcome-to-the-age-of-decadence-without-pleasure-michele-mendelssohn-and-charlie-tyson\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Mich\u00e8le Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisation<\/p>\n

Do you want to have a good time? You know, really enjoy yourself? Click here, and tell us your desires. Maybe it\u2019s a new outfit, or some exotic cuisine delivered anonymously and steaming hot to your door. Maybe it\u2019s porn or gambling. Perhaps you prefer the infinite scroll, the endlessly unfurling ribbon of glossy images and videos starring people you\u2019ll never meet doing things you\u2019ll never do. Or maybe you favor talking to a chatbot who will assure you that you are the most special of all its users.<\/p>\n

For anyone with an Internet connection and a little discretionary income, the contemporary moment offers a superabundance of seductive distractions. Why then the pervasive mood of emptiness? Why are so many at once overstimulated and bored?<\/p>\n

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\nDecadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisation
\nDo you want to have a good time? You know, really enjoy yourself? Click here, and tell us your desires. Maybe it\u2019s a new outfit, or some exotic cuisine delivered anonymously and steaming hot to your door. Maybe it\u2019s porn or gambling. Perhaps you prefer the infinite scroll, the endlessly unfurling ribbon of glossy images and videos starring people you\u2019ll never meet doing things you\u2019ll never do. Or maybe you favor talking to a chatbot who will assure you that you are the most special of all its users.
\nFor anyone with an Internet connection and a little discretionary income, the contemporary moment offers a superabundance of seductive distractions. Why then the pervasive mood of emptiness? Why are so many at once overstimulated and bored? Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Decadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisation Do you want to have a good time? You know, really enjoy yourself? Click here, and tell us your desires. Maybe it\u2019s a new outfit, or some exotic cuisine delivered anonymously and steaming hot to your door. Maybe it\u2019s …<\/p>\n

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