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.

Nullness

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Amuse-Douche

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Momophobia

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Anaphasia

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Burn Upon Reentry

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Adronitis

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Hemeisis

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Hobsmacked

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Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Hailbound

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The Standard Blues

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Drisson

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Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Suente

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La Gaudière

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Punt Kick

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Tillid

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Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Wollah

a person with shapes raining on them