In this essay originally published in 2021, Adam Lehrer analyzes the eerie similarities in mindsets of three men and thinkers who all killed themselves in the 21st Century...
Great read. I’d recommend checking out his story, “Good Old Neon” from the collection, “Oblivion,” if you haven’t already. It’s told from the posthumous perspective of someone who has committed suicide (named David Wallace, if that’s not enough) detailing why he chose to do so, ways he tried and failed to find freedom from imposter syndrome while alive, etc.
Great read. I’d recommend checking out his story, “Good Old Neon” from the collection, “Oblivion,” if you haven’t already. It’s told from the posthumous perspective of someone who has committed suicide (named David Wallace, if that’s not enough) detailing why he chose to do so, ways he tried and failed to find freedom from imposter syndrome while alive, etc.
jesus, i wish i had read it but nope, obviously would have helped writing this thing
Ain’t that just the way it goes
Part 2: https://open.substack.com/pub/safetypropaganda/p/the-postmodern-suicide-part-ii-by?r=1yky0&utm_medium=ios