The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32676647 - Sept 2022 (2 comments)
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- Introduction article: https://hails.info/projects/missing-words/
- Search: https://words.hails.info/
Great to see the resurgence of interest!
> “And what science is that?” the Baron asked.
> “It’s the um-m-m-ah-h science of ah-h-h discontent,” the Count said.
-- Dune (1965)
P.S.: That said, I think the author extended "science of discontent" to mean a future-directed practice of making people unhappy to "toughen mankind up", but IMO it works fine as a general observation of past trends.
> n. the dread of finally pursuing a lifelong dream, which requires you to put your true abilities out there to be tested on the open savannah, no longer protected inside the terrarium of hopes and delusions that you started up in kindergarten and kept sealed as long as you could.
God I hope I don't fuck it up. But at least I tried.