"One must imagine Sisyphus checking his email"
— Albert Camus-ish
Current Absurdity Level
0.00*
"FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN"
0%
8 METRICS | APR 2026 | UPDATED WEEKLY
* Equal-weight average · See methodology for details
What Healthcare?
→44.42
"Prior Authorization Purgatory"
KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation): Premium increase d..
U.S. Census Bureau: Medical debt and bankruptcy st..
JAMA Network: Claim denial rates and prior authori..
462 entries
April 13, 2026
AI Psychosis
→37.80
"Digital Stockholm Syndrome Setting In"
YouTube: 135 videos analyzing AI companion usage a..
Reddit: 145 posts from r/replika, r/CharacterAI, r..
TikTok: 58 videos via YouTube compilations
460 entries
April 13, 2026
Subscription Overload
↑42.30
"Forgot What I'm Paying For"
Consumer Reports: Average subscriptions per househ..
Streaming service pricing data: All major platform..
Industry reports: Annual subscription price increa..
440 entries
April 13, 2026
Wage Stagnation
↑41.49
"Living Paycheck to Paycheck"
BLS Employment Cost Index: Real wage growth data
AFL-CIO CEO Pay Database: CEO-to-worker pay ratio ..
YouTube: 86 videos about wage stagnation and finan..
335 entries
April 13, 2026
Housing Despair
→48.33
"Multiple Organs Required"
Redfin: Median home price tracking
Zillow Rent Index: National median rent trends
Census Bureau: Rent burden data by generation
477 entries
April 13, 2026
Airline Chaos
→35.24
"Delays Are The New Normal"
Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Flight delay ..
ACSI satisfaction scores: Airline service quality ..
FAA safety incident data: Emergency landings, equi..
277 entries
April 13, 2026
Dating App Despair
→27.37
"Swiping Through The Void"
Pew Research: Dating app frustration and burnout s..
YouTube: 107 videos about dating app burnout and d..
Reddit: 170 posts from r/dating, r/Tinder, r/Bumbl..
277 entries
April 13, 2026
Layoff Watch
↑40.51
"Layoff Roulette Daily Anxiety"
Layoffs.fyi: Tech layoff tracking data
YouTube: 59 videos about layoffs and job search st..
Reddit: 297 posts from r/jobs, r/careerguidance, r..
505 entries
April 13, 2026