I am not free from my own criticisms of the modern human condition. Consider my writing to be contaminated, but I tried my best regardless. It feels at times that we are all trapped in a cycle of mundanity, like a hamster on a wheel, running with all its strength to go nowhere, tricked into thinking stagnation is progress. It feels like there is nothing new to look forward to in my generation, or indeed in any generation after this, that will rival the scale of the previous generations. In this stagnation, I am reminded of the 2019 video game Disco Elysium. In this cult classic, we follow a police detective who has lost all hope and joy in life, tasked with investigating a murder mystery in the port city of Martinaise. The people of Martinaise, from corrupt union officials to unapologetic racists and even snobbish venture capitalists, all speak with a voice tinged with despair — at peace with an oppressive and miserable life, or keen to take advantage of others to get a leg up. The game paints a harsh, yet tragically accurate depiction of life under oppression and a society where peop