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What the world feels now: acedia
Jonathan L. Zecher, The Conversation
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
During the coronavirus lockdown, many people have found themselves, well, down — emotionally and intellectually. There’s an ancient word for what we’re feeling: acedia. Early Christians called acedia “the noonday demon” or sloth, and it’s one of the Seven Deadly Sins.