We often, especially in the modern age of geopolitical uncertainty, fear the end of the world. But, Slavoj Žižek now argues, the end of the world might already be here. Žižek argues that the end of history is not one of global peace, or even global catastrophe, but an endless repetition of the same. Drawing on what he calls the ‘quantum entanglement’ of North and South Korea, Žižek argues the end of history is found in a tension between a mobilisation against an emblematic enemy and a relaxed indifference. Images of the end of the world, imagined and otherwise, pervade our media. Alenka Zupančič noted ironically that one should not expect too much from the end of the world – it may disappoint us. I offer a similar sentiment, only phrased slightly differently: don’t worry, sooner or later the end will come. This reassurance addresses the underlying belief that, if we talk and worry enough about the end of the world, it may not happen. This lea…
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