Are we currently in a period of "malaise"?

[darklordoftech]

The internet and social media aren't changing the world anymore and all the movements of the 2010s have given up. Feminism, racial justice, and Greta Thunberg have all disappeared. People aren't paying attention to politics anymore. I worry that we'll see a "Second Reagan Revolution" in the 2030s and that it will take until the 2060s (the amount of time after the 2010s that the 2010s are after the 1960s) or for something as impactful as radio, tv, or the internet to be invented for there to be hope again.

[satsuma]

Malaise as a comparison to the 1970s. I think is not so much about the 60s movements petering out but was a consequence of the oil crises, stagflation, and foreign policy concerns. Inflation is a concern yeah, but if the economy is worse, the West loses allies, and people have to worry if they'll be able to run the heater or even their cars, things might seem more malaise-y. The looming possibility of a new transformative tech is AI, but people are mostly worried it will take their jobs or kill everyone.

[Secretary of State Liberal Hack]

Cultural yes, not economic.

[Sumner 1868]

The 2010s were a hyper-reactionary time, with the crash and burn of Occupy Wall Street setting the stage for the rest of the decade. But regardless, America has been in a long malaise since at least 2001-2003 and that's not changing.

[Progressive Pessimist]

If Trump wins again that will alleviate things. While things also lurching backwards, that is clearly the only time anyone cares-when almost all is pretty much already lost.

[ملكة كرينجيتوك]

The internet and social media aren't changing the world anymore and all the movements of the 2010s have given up. Feminism, racial justice, and Greta Thunberg have all disappeared.

Speak for your personal Instagram feed.

But yes, we're in a state of social media-mediated cultural malaise.