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Drudgery Dulls Hope
- Daily life often feels like drudgery, which diminishes people's sense of hope and possibility.
- This fatigue makes it hard to engage with big political or personal problems effectively.
Facing Overwhelming Problems
- Many people either fantasize about a better future or shrink in the face of overwhelming problems.
- The challenge is in answering "what is to be done?" when the present feels immovable.
Mental Illness and Defeat
- Diagnoses of multiple mental illnesses can lead people to feel utterly defeated and overwhelmed.
- This totalizing effect causes many to retreat into distractions rather than confront their challenges.