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FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)

Overthink

CHAPTER

The Joy of Missing Out

Philosopher David Brinkman says that the joy of missing out is all about enjoying the benefits of what you have. He actually recommends the value of accepting less than we are due, linking this to an ancient virtue called mayo-Nexia. It seems like a pretty good alternative to hustle culture and to capitalism because it seems to be about resisting the capitalist impulse to accumulate.

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