hopelessness

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Beyond the obvious, the dilapidated housing and the poverty, what struck Duncan Smith in Easterhouse was the hopelessness, the sense that being on benefits was a destination, not a bridge.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"It just feels bizarre, and I find so many of us don't really know how to feel right now, besides rage and hopelessness," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

A second one is a sense of hopelessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

“This is what has given this sense of absolute hopelessness, with people saying: I’ve got nothing else here to lose.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The version of her that was everything put together—hope and hopelessness, curiosity and courage, failure and fight.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller