meaninglessness

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The film explores the various emotions of being trapped in different ways, including in relationships, hardships or just feelings of meaninglessness.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

In films such as “Nocturama,” director Bonello examined individuals who seemed lobotomized by life, their futile actions a desperate attempt to bring meaning to meaninglessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Very simply, it was the cultural response to modernity — to the combined impact of the scientific revolution and industrialization, to insecurity, fragmentation, remorseless change, cascading complexity and intimations of meaninglessness.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

The Guardian wrote, "The meaninglessness of modern work – and the pandemic – has led many to question."

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2023

But the boy was deeply depressed and spoke constantly of the meaninglessness of life now that he had lost Blanca and could no longer play the guitar, which had been his one consolation.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende