So many of these uplifting news stories I expect to be reading r/aboringdystopia posts instead

Appreciation feels like it should be replaced by a much more specific term here: mattering.

I have been recently reading up on the emerging concept of mattering, or the need for human beings to matter to someone, and like their life has significance in the world. It’s compelling stuff, though mostly in a theoretical stage at the moment. I think it addresses some of what people have described in terms of appreciation being either insincere or insufficient.

have a read

Guess Joe Lycett is going to shred that 10k after all