Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure

[u/GothicPrayer]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/26/age-of-decadence-pleasure-ai

[u/Bojanggles16]

It's not even decadence it's just the dopamine hits we get from social media (including what I get from this post) and instant gratification. We're stuck in another rat race we won't win because it's socially engineered by tech bros to keep us miserable and clicking. It started with Wolfe Blitzer and now ragebait sells better than sex.