Cult of Aloneness:
The need for autonomy at all costs, usually at the expense of
long'term relationships. Often brought about by overly high
expectations of others.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
The need for autonomy at all costs, usually at the expense of
long'term relationships. Often brought about by overly high
expectations of others.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
Related:
- Mid-twenties Breakdown:
A period of mental collapse occurring in one's twenties,
often caused by inability to function outside of school... - 101-ism:
The tendency to pick apart, often in minute detail,
all aspects of life using half-understood pop psychology... - Celebrity Shadenfreude:
Lurid thrills derived from talking about celebrity deaths.
Douglas Coupland, Generation... - Vaccinated Time Travel:
To fantasize about traveling backward in time,
but only with proper vaccinations. -- Douglas Coupland... - Safety net-ism:
The belief that there will always be a financial and emotional
safety net to buffer life's hurts.
Usually parents. -- Douglas Coupland, Generation... - Ultra Short Term Nostalgia:
Homesickness for the extremely recent past:
"Things seemed so much better in the world last week... - Metaphasia:
An inability to perceive metaphor.
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Douglas Coupland, Generation... - Paper Rabies:
Hypersensitivity to littering.
-- Douglas Coupland,
Generation... - Spectacularism:
A fascination with extreme situations.
Douglas Coupland, Generation...
