{"product_id":"the-pleasures-of-pessimism-natasha-moore-9780647530757","title":"The Pleasures of Pessimism","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natasha Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0647530759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780647530757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Acorn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.09h x 4.33w x 0.16d","brand":"Natasha Moore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442955301119,"sku":"9780647530757","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7542164c-075b-4081-bd55-012f50d61ec2.jpg?v=1777200870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pleasures-of-pessimism-natasha-moore-9780647530757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}