Marginalized groups cannot escape heightened present-focused anxiety

Evidence

These are constituencies that are simply unable to “be distracted” by the current vortex of uncertainty, and hence their immersion in the condensed temporality of the present can be even greater. For many, living with such consequences is inescapable and, often, paralyzingly anxious. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 531

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Marginalized groups live more intensely in the present because they cannot escape uncertainty — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living with…, 531

Broader Connections