“Cynicism” Articles

You don’t wait for institutions to become trustworthy, or people to become good, or the city to become clean before deciding whether it’s worth fighting for.

The metamodern mood is hopeful but cautious, sincere but self-aware, believing while doubting all the same.

We must not allow suffering to obstruct us from having the experiences that make life most worth living.

Lucy is an idealist in search of a story, a believer desperately seeking something worthy of belief.

As I read the headlines, I still feel the impulse to disconnect and disengage; but with this song’s help, it gets reframed.