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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freelance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#editors</a> who contract with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publishers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publishers</a> and editors <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/employed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#employed</a> by society publishers will want to read this post from The Scholarly Kitchen blog: <a href="https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/30/guest-post-society-publishers-at-a-crossroads-new-evidence-of-an-accelerating-crisis/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/30/guest-post-society-publishers-at-a-crossroads-new-evidence-of-an-accelerating-crisis/</a>"Society publishers are facing an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a> moment. ... [T]here are huge <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/challenges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#challenges</a> ahead in terms of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/revenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#revenue</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/longevity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#longevity</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publishing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/operations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#operations</a>, and the impact of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a>; many of which are amplified by a self-publishing exodus and the subject focus of the learned society. ..."

Trevor McLeodSo, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatecrisis</a> is an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a> threat to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanity</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> complains about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#windpower</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Europe</a> The man is an idiot.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/26/trump-tells-europe-to-get-your-act-together-on-immigration-before-us-eu-trade-talks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/26/trump-tells-europe-to-get-your-act-together-on-immigration-before-us-eu-trade-talks</a>

NonilexThe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedNations</a>’s top court announced Wednesday that if countries fail to take measures to protect the planet from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>, they could be in violation of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InternationalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternationalLaw</a>.The International Court of Justice [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICJ</a>] was delivering an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations’ obligations to tackle climate change & the consequences they may face if they don’t, calling it an “urgent & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a>” threat to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanity</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalLaw</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateLaw</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/un-court-opinion-climate-change-1ac84a94a5aaffd63518ef1da3502a9e?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-07-23-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/un-court-opinion-climate-change-1ac84a94a5aaffd63518ef1da3502a9e?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-07-23-Breaking+News</a>

Steve Faulkner"WCAG 3 u say? hmm" says <a href="https://mastodon.social/@patrick_h_lauke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@patrick_h_lauke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a>

NonilexAlso read Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Jackson</a>’s dissent“The Court's decision to permit the Executive to violate the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> with respect to anyone who has not yet sued is an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a> threat to the rule of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a>.“…the Executive's bid to vanquish so-called 'universal injunctions' is, at bottom, a request for this Court's permission to engage in unlawful behavior.”<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a884_8n59.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a884_8n59.pdf</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FuckSCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FuckSCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirthrightCitizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirthrightCitizenship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationwideInjunctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationwideInjunctions</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Judiciary</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SeparationOfPowers</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AbuseOfPower</a>

Steve Moore :toad:"It’s a call to slow down, to reflect, and to reconnect—with ourselves, each other, and the Earth. Born from deep questioning, the song offers a moment of stillness in the storm—a place to ask: Where do we go from here?” There is a world between this song and his Stoney Creek, both will hit you in the feels. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Existential</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/XavierRudd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XavierRudd</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkb3stcZYIY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkb3stcZYIY</a>

OcktavoEver feel like the universe is talking directly to YOU? 😅 This <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/relatable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#relatable</a> moment from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheTalosPrinciple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheTalosPrinciple</a> hits HARD. Are the devs spying on us? 🤔 Watch and tell me I'm not alone! 👇<a href="https://youtu.be/mHYjUeakX-g" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/mHYjUeakX-g</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TTP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TalosPrinciple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TalosPrinciple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gameplay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#puzzle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#videogames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meme</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flaws</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OcktavoYT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OcktavoYT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiegames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indiegames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamers</a>

Ben Lockwood, PhDTake a journey into the cosmic black hole of meaninglessness in my latest fiction at Weird Lit Mag<a href="https://www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/dead-thought-space" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/dead-thought-space</a><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/WeirdFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeirdFiction</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophy</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a>

Roland Maurice<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calvinandhobbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#calvinandhobbes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartoon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funny</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a>

Photo Ewen 📷I think about how hard it's been to just survive the last three decades. The struggle to find my place in this world. Learning to human like a real human. Finding space to grow a little confidence in myself.And I've been lucky. I was born with some strange but useful genes. I met tonnes of good people along my journey. Plus I was born at a good time in history, in a good economy. Then I think, what about the other billions of people today who weren't as lucky as me?<a href="https://photog.social/tags/Existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Existential</a>

cynthia rose is desirableSaturday tastes like blep, and as Maizy pondered whether or not she was done washing her face, her tongue stood ready for any possible action, blepping like a fucking queen, a goddess of blep if you will, just tasting the air while deeply considering the nature of all existence <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#caturday</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cats</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/catsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#catsofmastodon</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/blep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blep</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a>

Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:I’m just saying. Maybe I die tonight and it’s okay. Maybe it’s not tragic. That’s what’s unknown. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Death</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Life</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Existence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Existence</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Existential</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HumanExperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanExperience</a>

Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:Why are we so afraid of dying? I mean, if I die tonight, does it really matter?Is it simply because death is a mystery? Or is it that we feel life is too precious to let go?What if life is the worst, and death is precious?I think it’s because even with all the suffering, we enjoy the experience. Sugar, love, music, sex, flowers, rain…maybe we’ll miss it. Or maybe our consciousness ends.I know I’m not afraid to die.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Death</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Life</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Existence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Existence</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Existential</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HumanExperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanExperience</a>

Court Cantrell prefers not toMore than likely, within the next 3 or 4 generations, most of us will be so forgotten that no one even remembers our names.Sitting here, I can name 7 of my 8 great-grandparents off the top of my head (maternal gpa's mother's name escapes me atm). I can even name 2 g-g-grands. But it's only bc I'm a 3rd-gen hobby genealogist.Our great-grandchildren aren't likely to know or remember us, y'all.Such is life on the pale blue dot.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a>

BoneQuestToday in BoneQuest History for October 19th 2023 "RANDOM EVENTS" <a href="https://bonequest.com/8980" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bonequest.com/8980</a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/bonequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bonequest</a> :pants: :deuce: <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/coy_pants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coy_pants</a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/deuce_pants_spigot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deuce_pants_spigot</a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/edited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#edited</a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/hot_dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hot_dogs</a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/moustache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moustache</a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/photoshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photoshop</a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/sfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sfw</a>

JROct 6th A Short Stay in Hell (2011) By Steven L. PeckA man finds himself stuck in Hell in an (almost) endless library. There is a way out, but it’ll take a lot of time and effort to find it.If you like dark humour and existential horror, I’d highly recommend this book. It’ll haunt you forever.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#halloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Spooky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spooky</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AShortStayInHell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AShortStayInHell</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SpookySeason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpookySeason</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a>Link to my October 2024 horror calendar: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@JRDRD/113234768947531488" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mstdn.ca/@JRDRD/113234768947531488</a>

charvakaAll the big companies in <a href="https://hivemind.plus/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> have been saying that: 1. we are on the cusp of major breakthroughs in AI 2. this poses <a href="https://hivemind.plus/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a> risks to humanity, with AI people talking about their P(doom) 3. <a href="https://hivemind.plus/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#regulation</a> is needed to prevent really bad outcomesSo the California legislature is crafting <a href="https://hivemind.plus/tags/AISafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AISafety</a> legislation and -- surprise, surprise -- ALL the big AI companies are against it! Makes all their talk sounds self-serving, doesn't it?<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/california-ai-safety-bill/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thenation.com/article/society/california-ai-safety-bill/</a>

GeriAQuin<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a>

Nonilex“<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biden</a> was not quitting …a personal & national <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/existential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#existential</a> undertaking…a 'battle for the soul of the nation.'“Top <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/leaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leaders</a> are driven by a quest for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immortality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immortality</a> through their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leadership</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legacy</a>.…“Biden is deservedly proud of his record…, having delivered a strong <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a> w/plunging <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inflation</a> (7.5% to 2.7%), the lowest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unemployment</a> (3.8%) in decades, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#growth</a> that is driving 80% of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldBank</a>’s forecast, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnergyIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnergyIndependence</a> w/ US becoming the world’s largest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energy</a> exporter.

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