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All Aquiver: The Decadent Movement

https://aeon.co/essays/the-danger-of-decadence-is-also-its-value-we-need-more-of-it

by apollinaire • 2 years ago

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082349872349872• 2 years ago

The trick seems to be to rebel against the conventional in a way that's perpendicular to it, not merely —as most rebellions are— a sign flip?

therobots927• 2 years ago

Yep. If it’s a sign flip it’s not really a rebellion because it’s operating from the same dysfunctional paradigm.

probablybetter• 2 years ago

I feel that it is important to point out to native english speakers that the word "decadent" shares a root with decay, and simply means a decayed rotten state, a decline. It is perjorative. There are no implications of 'opulence', unlike the common usage of "decadence" in English as a sort of slang to describe a rich chocolate cake, for example.

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