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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 93 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

"Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

I'd completely forgotten that word existed, and now that I've read it I'm shocked that it hasn't been used far more often over recent years. Perfect! Thank you.

[–] alansuspect@quokk.au 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Inside Out 2 had Ennui as a character, very enjoyable.

[–] Leg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

So did Zoolander. The name didn't make much sense there though.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 53 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Bougie_Birdie@piefed.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] X@piefed.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Arbitrarily Doing Humorous Deeds

[–] 667@lemmy.radio 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Always Doing, Hardly Done.

[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 36 points 1 week ago

Unrecognized potential that is constantly squashed by the burden of a capitalist society that uses you for manual labour.

[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 22 points 1 week ago

It's called burnout in its mid stage I would say

[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I seldom have the energy to want to break new ground, but I sure do want to disappear into the woods a lot.

Tech is like that. We’re aware of the newest developments (which used to be cool and exciting) and now it’s depressing and scary.

[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 12 points 1 week ago

Life.

Welcome to Life, the new interactive experience that will grind you down and kill your dream. Now a Microsoft copilot company!

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

Either "the duality of humankind" or "cognitive dissonance". Or both, I'm not a cop.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes. It's called Hunkering Down and Eating Pizza and Watching Movies and Daydreaming About the Rest.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago

And rest api's

[–] fork@feddit.online 8 points 1 week ago

I may or may not have a pizza in the oven right now that I will be eating the entirety of in one sitting...

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I call it hhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

Is it ok if I want to do all of those things EXCEPT the "profession" thing? And if so, what's the word for THAT?

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Probably depression.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago
[–] lath@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Space explorer. Your own self-sustaining ship, forest optional, which you use to explore the world forever, very far away from society.

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

Existential crisis

[–] PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

suppression, maybe

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Selbstentfremdung

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago
[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago