alienation

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Today, in an age of digital alienation and loneliness, Inge’s themes are freshly relevant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

“The result: alienation of loyal customers, mounting competitive pressures, and a biz in clear decline,” he wrote.

From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025

Folkstone MP and immigration lawyer Tony Vaughan said making refugee status temporary would create a "situation of perpetual limbo and alienation".

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

But what we can do is call attention to the forms of nonviolent resistance that challenge our prevalent culture of rage and alienation.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

By now, extensive talks with them and with hundreds of geeks online had given me some insight into the alienation rampant in geek culture.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz