How do we save ourselves from the zombie Nazis?
Terrifying, merciless and unstoppable – recent world events feel to me like a zombie attack. What can I do about it?
Tag: fear
Please don’t let me be misunderstood
I want to be a good person. But often, people misunderstand my intentions, thinking that I am rude, arrogant, standoffish etc. Their negative judgements weigh heavily on me. How can I escape the fear of being misunderstood?
The new normal: fear
In 2000, the artist Marco Evaristti exhibited an artwork consisting of live goldfish in blenders. Visitors were free to press the button to switch the blenders on, if they chose. Of course, the inevitable happened, and someone pressed the button, killing the fish. The museum director was convicted of animal cruelty, but his conviction was later overturned, as the fish had probably died almost instantly, and not suffered. Most likely, they lived quite happily in their blender up until that fatal moment, totally unaware of any danger. I used to be like those fish – that is, until corona turned up.
No Hollywood Ending
Hollywood specializes in clear endings. Logical, when you have to attract people to cinemas, keep them enthralled, and then boot them out again two hours later, happily sated, so that the next group can go in. While it’s not the norm anymore to finish with ‘The End’ in giant letters, it is still pretty much […]