the strain of joylessness in online discourse is strong.
starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 6:56 PM
the strain of joylessness in online discourse is strong.
This.
I cannot emphasize enough how influencer and hustle culture have completely changed the internet from "weird and wonderful things people make for the heck of it" to algorithm chasing joylessness.
I cannot emphasize enough how influencer and hustle culture have completely changed the internet from "weird and wonderful things people make for the heck of it" to algorithm chasing joylessness.
"...people will just volunteer without explicit economic incentives to create..."
This is LITERALLY what the internet used to be. The whole fucking thing. Every piece of it. Stem to stern. That sentence right there. We were just on here, doing stuff, just to share with each other.
This is LITERALLY what the internet used to be. The whole fucking thing. Every piece of it. Stem to stern. That sentence right there. We were just on here, doing stuff, just to share with each other.
July 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This.
I cannot emphasize enough how influencer and hustle culture have completely changed the internet from "weird and wonderful things people make for the heck of it" to algorithm chasing joylessness.
I cannot emphasize enough how influencer and hustle culture have completely changed the internet from "weird and wonderful things people make for the heck of it" to algorithm chasing joylessness.
they share the inherent joylessness of the far-right
May 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
they share the inherent joylessness of the far-right
he was limited by his joylessness
April 29, 2026 at 6:24 PM
he was limited by his joylessness
POKEY AND THE JOYLESSNESS yellow5.com/pokey
February 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
POKEY AND THE JOYLESSNESS yellow5.com/pokey
He has brought so much joylessness to the USA. I look at the USA and I just see a country stripped of joy.
July 7, 2026 at 1:25 AM
He has brought so much joylessness to the USA. I look at the USA and I just see a country stripped of joy.
Raspberries are bad on every level--size, texture, flavor, seeds, overall joylessness.
Instead of whatever this discourse is I humbly request you tell me which fruit you think is the worst. My vote is for blueberries
There's no discourse I love more than Bluesky talking about itself 😭
February 23, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Raspberries are bad on every level--size, texture, flavor, seeds, overall joylessness.
"Constipated joylessness" is the perfect description of him
September 27, 2026 at 3:10 AM
"Constipated joylessness" is the perfect description of him
Not my fuckign iPhone autocorrecting joylessness to joblessness !!!
June 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Not my fuckign iPhone autocorrecting joylessness to joblessness !!!
there are a small number of people in the world whose only joy is joylessness and they should be politely ignored or lightly mocked.
The placemat that caused hundreds of blocks because people complained
A. It ruined the aesthetic of my meal presentation
B. It did not match the vibe of the food I was eating
C. A bunch of people did not understand quilted placemats exist
D. People accused me of ableism and classism
A. It ruined the aesthetic of my meal presentation
B. It did not match the vibe of the food I was eating
C. A bunch of people did not understand quilted placemats exist
D. People accused me of ableism and classism
August 8, 2026 at 1:36 PM
there are a small number of people in the world whose only joy is joylessness and they should be politely ignored or lightly mocked.
And joylessness is freaking exhausting
February 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
And joylessness is freaking exhausting
so it really is possible to survive joylessness huh
October 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
so it really is possible to survive joylessness huh
New in PN: JD Vance personifies the joylessness of MAGA
"Vance is a bad insult comic posing as VP nominee."
"Vance is a bad insult comic posing as VP nominee."
JD Vance personifies the joylessness of MAGA
His insult comedy tour is not going well.
www.publicnotice.co
September 5, 2024 at 12:59 PM
New in PN: JD Vance personifies the joylessness of MAGA
"Vance is a bad insult comic posing as VP nominee."
"Vance is a bad insult comic posing as VP nominee."
We are committed to joylessness here on Bluesky.
July 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We are committed to joylessness here on Bluesky.
we are colonizing this website with joylessness and an inability to understand jokes
April 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
we are colonizing this website with joylessness and an inability to understand jokes
back to work today. dutifully putting on the joylessness helmet like a good boy. getting level drained
February 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
back to work today. dutifully putting on the joylessness helmet like a good boy. getting level drained
It's weird how after every good thing/gain (even if we don't call it a victory) people circle up to insist we shouldn't celebrate. Celebrating is not how people give up, in my experience; believing we can't win, never win, and have no power is (with a side of joylessness).
I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101
January 27, 2026 at 3:51 PM
It's weird how after every good thing/gain (even if we don't call it a victory) people circle up to insist we shouldn't celebrate. Celebrating is not how people give up, in my experience; believing we can't win, never win, and have no power is (with a side of joylessness).
“Let’s respond to the joylessness of this regime by making and playing music, throwing parties, writing beautiful stories, telling jokes, hanging out with friends, acting with kindness and defying the lawless Trump thugs who revel in cruelty.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/joy-sadism...
www.americaamerica.news/p/joy-sadism...
Joy, Sadism and the Missing Link
The once-exuberant White House has gone dark again. Let's defy this regime with song, celebration, love and wit.
www.americaamerica.news
August 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“Let’s respond to the joylessness of this regime by making and playing music, throwing parties, writing beautiful stories, telling jokes, hanging out with friends, acting with kindness and defying the lawless Trump thugs who revel in cruelty.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/joy-sadism...
www.americaamerica.news/p/joy-sadism...
Yesssssssssss. Nigella just seemed so authentic and has such a lusty love for food which is a welcome change from Paul's constipated joylessness.
September 27, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Yesssssssssss. Nigella just seemed so authentic and has such a lusty love for food which is a welcome change from Paul's constipated joylessness.
Now with even more Joylessness™️!
February 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Now with even more Joylessness™️!
I think all the time about how one of the most fascinating things about Trump as a rich person - and therefore about Trumpism - is the joylessness. other rich people collect art, travel, have wild hobbies. Trump’s suits don’t fit, he only stays in his own hotels, and his job is just “gold.”
Remarkable to think that when your candidate is a corrupt, ignorant, vulgar conman who faces 91 felony charges - ranging from stealing classified documents to fraud to trying to halt the peaceful transfer of power - that the best you can do is accuse the other guy of eating ice cream wrong.
February 28, 2024 at 1:37 AM
I think all the time about how one of the most fascinating things about Trump as a rich person - and therefore about Trumpism - is the joylessness. other rich people collect art, travel, have wild hobbies. Trump’s suits don’t fit, he only stays in his own hotels, and his job is just “gold.”
Hardly the point but whomever inserted that part making eating maple syrup an insult is just amazing. The sheer joylessness of all these miserable MAGA fucks is just too much.
February 26, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Hardly the point but whomever inserted that part making eating maple syrup an insult is just amazing. The sheer joylessness of all these miserable MAGA fucks is just too much.
I've decided to secularise Presbyterianism by doubling down on joylessness. A world without smiling is possible.
September 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I've decided to secularise Presbyterianism by doubling down on joylessness. A world without smiling is possible.
It’s like a desperate form of joylessness. Aggressive joylessness.
“Ppl seem happy, seem to have hope. I have an obligation, as An Expert, to point out why hope is wrong. I don’t have any real data—we’ve never been here before—but maybe I can just make some crap up to make ppl feel bad. No hope!”
“Ppl seem happy, seem to have hope. I have an obligation, as An Expert, to point out why hope is wrong. I don’t have any real data—we’ve never been here before—but maybe I can just make some crap up to make ppl feel bad. No hope!”
Okay now I’m beginning to wonder if the NYT is trolling the libs on purpose. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/u...
July 23, 2024 at 8:57 PM
It’s like a desperate form of joylessness. Aggressive joylessness.
“Ppl seem happy, seem to have hope. I have an obligation, as An Expert, to point out why hope is wrong. I don’t have any real data—we’ve never been here before—but maybe I can just make some crap up to make ppl feel bad. No hope!”
“Ppl seem happy, seem to have hope. I have an obligation, as An Expert, to point out why hope is wrong. I don’t have any real data—we’ve never been here before—but maybe I can just make some crap up to make ppl feel bad. No hope!”