Welcome to  Disphoriana. It’s where we live now.

Dysphoria is commonly defined as a “state of unease, or generalized dissatisfaction with life“. The word dysphoria is derived from the Greek dusphoros or dysphoros, which translates as “difficult to bear“.

We, my fellow Americans, are living in a dysphoria :  a state of difficult-to-bear angst, or psychological discomfort. And it is effecting everything we do (i.e. our behavior).

In the  free-market-capitalism,  rule-of-law society we have here, the impact of this dysphoria is severe. Because our systems of commerce and governance adapt to our behavior as consumers and voters, our behavior is changing everything about our society…just as our society is cashing in on our dysphoria.

Marketing is pandering to our state of dissatisfaction and generalized sense of angst, telling us with increasing frequency and convincingness how right we are to feel that way.

Our government and the big business behind it is also cashing in. Let’s face it : a fearful people is easier to control. A group of emotionally exhausted, disconnected lost souls is easier to steer, and easier to monetize.

Sadly, these influences are increasing the depth of our dysphoria. It’s a vicious cycle of destruction. The downward spiral erodes our core values; the very things that make us human.

As the dysphoria erodes our individual identities, it consumes the hope we have for a brighter future, erodes our personal sense of self worth, and devalues our respect for others.

People are stupid. People are idiots. Everyone is in my way, preventing me from being the good, successful me I was born to be. It all sucks, and we’re all doomed.

I call this world Dysphoriana.