life, future, longing, ourselves: a newsletter

life, future, longing, ourselves: a newsletter

Against despair

Or, longing for a future you don't believe you'll live to see

Jun 23, 2025
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Hi, friends,

I don’t know how to start this little essay. I want to start by saying I’m sorry, by saying I love you, by saying I know this is not the world that we deserve. But I’m not sure language can accomplish anything. What words are big enough to contain everything the last two weeks have held? Language feels like a parody.

Any analysis of the last …

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