The compass of modern men.
To the north is detachment/apathy. Nobody cares about you, so why should you care about them?
To the west is anger/rage. One day all the unspecified or specified real or imagined anger is going to boil over.
To the east is distraction/hedonism, Forge meaning in the material, numb the pain chemically, materially, $exually,digitally. etc. Consume the slop till you drop.
To the south is self destruction/depression. All roads lead to your grave.
Happiness dissolved over time and overwhelming despair has taken its place. There is no escape, only futile directions to embark on to wither out your soul. It's all hopeless.