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Ennui is a difficult emotion to capture fully.

The despondency, the dissatisfaction, the general lack of anything makes it nigh impossible to portray oncam-e-ra.
Hey, its been a while, he says as the video opens.
I have something I want to say to you.
Ive been wanting to say it for a while now, but its been a weird year.
All this appears to lead up to a statement addressing his infamous video … until it doesnt.
I have something to say to you.
Is it deeply sad?
All hail Jake Novak, Ennui King of TikTok.