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Antithesis Project 2026: Update 1 of 12

I'm listening to Juice WRLD as I draft this... the heavy rotation has not slowed. I created a playlist but it doesn't quite hit the same wavelengths that I operate in. We continue anyways.

LYRICAL EXEGESISTHE ANXIOUS MINDCULTURAL & ARTISTIC ANALYSISPSYCHOLOGY & PERSONAL GROWTH999 ETHOS"SOUNDCLOUD SORROW"THE VOID

Alex Pilkington

2/7/20261 min read

I'm supposed to offer a deep cut analysis here - but truthfully, I can/t... I listened to the playlist a full 3 times. Which is still far short of the necessary immersion to alter the soundtrack of my life.

The songs are okay, some are even catchy... but there's an internal resistance to growing up and moving beyond an artist no longer here and I need to detangle my identitiy of being a fan.

The song that resonated the most with me and had the most plays was song number 6 - Crowded Table by Highwome.

More on that in my next update hopefully.