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Apocalyptic Thinking and The Birth of Modern Pessimism

You don’t need to delve into the deepest depths of Twitter to know that many people view the cu...

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16.08 22 Sep 2020


Apocalyptic Thinking and The Birth of Modern Pessimism


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16.08 22 Sep 2020


You don’t need to delve into the deepest depths of Twitter to know that many people view the current state of our world in pessimistic, sometimes even apocalyptic, terms.

So how do we regain our optimism, and should we?

John Merrick is Editor of Verso Books


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