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>the fact that malls are (justifiably) regarded as a treasured social institution Wait, people think malls are "treasured social institutions" ? I think it's
by lunchables 7y ago
>the fact that malls are (justifiably) regarded as a treasured social institution
Wait, people think malls are "treasured social institutions" ? I think it's just neat to look at creepy old malls that used to be full of people. I wonder if there's a name for that? Like the thrill of sneaking into school at night when no one was there.
- hnu0847 7y agoI'm not sure if this qualifies as it came from a website and YouTube channel [1] whose author created neologisms for emotions that do not have a descriptive term, but the word "kenopsia" [2] might fit. I stumbled across this website while browsing a reddit thread about visiting your school at night [3]. [1] https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com [2] https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/27720773573/kenopsia https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/27720773573/... [3] https://old.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/a5ljsp/that_weird_feeling_youd_get_whenever_youd_visit/ https://old.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/a5ljsp/that_weir...