Nullness

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Nullness

n.
a state of instinctive restlessness that arises when your society makes too many choices on your behalf—foreclosing all risks, codifying all moral dilemmas, deciding in advance whether you’ll succeed or fail—as if your conscience had been outsourced to an external provider, so it’s no longer necessary to have one on site.

From null, an empty set of values.

Hemeisis

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Anti-Aliasing

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Fygophobia

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Lockheartedness

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The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Covalent Bond

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Wytai

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Ledsome

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Amuse-Douche

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Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Aftergloom

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Gaudia Civis

a close-up of a gear

Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Momophobia

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Anechosis

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Monachopsis

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Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Etherness

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Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Lackout

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Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Rubatosis

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Suente

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Allope

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The Standard Blues

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