Sergio AounFile no. 042

Journal 42 essays

The journal.

Essays on propaganda, attention, power and history, and what Orwell and Huxley tell us about the next few years. Written slowly, between campaigns.

  1. 001 Nobody Believes the Future Will Be Better Anymore. And Everyone Is Pretending That’s Fine. DystopiaJun 20266 min
  2. 002 How Gen Z Inherited A Scam Economy Social criticismMay 20268 min
  3. 003 Why Lebanon Keeps Clapping for the Villain: Media, Propaganda, and the Trap of Sectarian Division DystopiaMar 202611 min
  4. 004 The Last Gentleman on Earth: A Dystopian Essay on Decency in a Broken World DystopiaDec 20257 min
  5. 005 Happy Independence Day, Lebanon. We’re Still Pretending We’re Free. Power and geopoliticsNov 20256 min
  6. 006 You’re Not Paranoid – Your Phone Really Is Controlling You. Social criticismNov 20257 min
  7. 007 We’re All Lonely and Dating Apps and Social Media Made It Worse Body and mindNov 20258 min
  8. 008 Why The Middle Class Was Always a Lie Social criticismNov 20258 min
  9. 009 The Illusion of Forever: Rethinking Love and Marriage Social criticismSep 20256 min
  10. 010 The Addiction Economy Social criticismAug 20253 min
  11. 011 The Unconditionable Man: Redefining Masculinity in Modern Society Social criticismJun 20254 min
  12. 012 How Social Media Fuels Loneliness (And How to Fix It) Social criticismMay 20253 min
  13. 013 The Death of Intelligence & Modern Society’s Celebration of Stupidity Social criticismMay 20254 min
  14. 014 The Rise and Fall of Lebanon’s Intra Bank – Why This Matters Today Power and geopoliticsApr 20255 min
  15. 015 Dostoevsky’s The Idiot: Authenticity in a Cynical World Social criticismMar 20255 min
  16. 016 The Elite Speaks: How You’ve Mastered Your Own Oppression Social criticismDec 20243 min
  17. 017 Embracing Love Over Ego: A Story to Inspire Social criticismSep 20243 min
  18. 018 The Dark History of Skincare Body and mindJun 20247 min
  19. 019 How The Internet Destroyed Critical Thinking Forever Body and mindMay 20247 min
  20. 020 The Curse of Judas in the Digital Age: The High Cost of Selling One’s Soul Social criticismApr 20244 min
  21. 021 The Dark Economy of World War 3: How Elites Profit from Global Tragedy Power and geopoliticsApr 202410 min
  22. 022 The Truth About Vaping: Unmasking Its Hidden Dangers Body and mindApr 20246 min
  23. 023 You Are Not Immune To Propaganda Social criticismJan 20244 min
  24. 024 Is Society Collapsing? Social criticismJan 202418 min
  25. 025 Squid Game: A Dystopian Funhouse Mirroring the Perils of Debt and Elite Manipulation Social criticismJan 20247 min
  26. 026 A Deep Dive into ‘Manufacturing Consent Social criticismDec 202314 min
  27. 027 Palestine: A Four Thousand-Year History Power and geopoliticsDec 202316 min
  28. 028 1984: George Orwell’s Nightmare Come True Social criticismDec 20238 min
  29. 029 The WikiLeaks Files: The World According to US Empire Power and geopoliticsNov 20239 min
  30. 030 A Deep Dive into “Crimes Against Logic” Social criticismNov 20234 min
  31. 031 From Beirut to the Digital World: The Journey of a Freelance Senior Copywriter in Lebanon The craftNov 202310 min
  32. 032 The Joker’s Warning of Western Society’s Collapse Social criticismOct 202314 min
  33. 033 The Hidden Hand: How Media Corporations Influence Public Opinion Social criticismOct 20236 min
  34. 034 The Crisis of Meaning: Gen Z’s Struggle in a Hyperreal World Social criticismSep 20237 min
  35. 035 The Hidden Reality of Fame and Fortune: A Closer Look at Celebrity Life Social criticismSep 20233 min
  36. 036 Why Hiring A Freelance Copywriter is Beneficial for Businesses The craftSep 20236 min
  37. 037 Unveiling the Secrets of Elite Boarding Schools: A World of Privilege and Power Power and geopoliticsSep 20235 min
  38. 038 The Attention Economy: Navigating Distractions in a Hyper-Connected World Body and mindSep 20238 min
  39. 039 Ultimate SEO Checklist 2023: Boost Your Website’s Visibility SearchSep 202312 min
  40. 040 Are Men Today Really Getting Weaker? What You Should Know Body and mindSep 202314 min
  41. 041 The Dark World of Economic Hitmen: How America Really Took Over The World Power and geopoliticsAug 202325 min
  42. 042 The Art of Persuasive Copywriting: Techniques and Strategies – Guide The craftAug 202312 min

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