How to Be a Black Hole

Nora is in a deep state of depression and feels like she has no purpose or direction in life.
She reaches out to her former best friend Izzy, who now lives more than ten thousand miles away in Australia.
Although Izzy sees Nora's message quickly, she doesn't immediately respond, which disappoints Nora.
Nora has a fantasy about having deep philosophical conversations with actor Ryan Bailey, who she admires.
She reflects on a quote by philosopher Henry David Thoreau: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined”. However, she doesn't feel like this advice is practical for her current situation.
Nora laments how she struggles with modern life and questions if life was simpler in Thoreau's era, two centuries ago in Concord, Massachusetts.
She takes no actions, feeling entirely directionless. Even her usual errands, like picking up medication for Mr Banerjee, have already been completed.
After trying and failing to give money to a homeless man (as she has no money herself), a stranger tells her to cheer up, but she feels that "nothing ever did happen," which is her main issue.

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