A Philosopher’s One-Word Theory to Explain Why the World Feels So Weird

Once you learn what the "uni-context" is, you won't stop seeing it everywhere

A Philosopher’s One-Word Theory to Explain Why the World Feels So Weird Once you learn what the "uni-context" is, you won't stop seeing it everywhere Derek Thompson Jul 14, 2026 1,346 23 306 Share Photo by Mike Hindle on Unsplash Here are some questions that I consider self-evidently compelling about the modern world: Why is the news media so interested in telling you how much the world sucks all the time? Why are so many of us obsessed with distraction and managing our attention? Why is it so hard to stop comparing ourselves to others? And why does everything in art and design seem the same t

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