Meaninglessness Scale
“Most people live lives of quiet desperation.”
most people live lives of quiet desperation
CITM_d5f589738d9c · 2 source instruments · 1 surface variant
Normalized stem
most people live lives of quiet desperation
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Surface variants
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- Most people live lives of quiet desperation.
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Meaninglessness Scale
“Most people live lives of quiet desperation.”
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