Commentary
In the age of modernity, we find ourselves confronting a familiar affliction: bleakness. Our lives are marked by disillusionment. We doom-scroll, our eyes glazed over, while once useful dopamine receptors quietly shoot their last remaining endorphins. The YouTube rabbit hole is not so much an experience in enjoyment as it is a reflex of our current era. We watch videos of others cosplaying luxurious livelihoods all while sitting in a darkened room, hoping for something more. And then what few icons we may look to as heroes the world often tells us are evil. To put it simply: In the era of algorithms and digital experiences, we have become bored and uninspired.