Tom Bissell

I mostly associated video game storytelling with unforgivable clumsiness, irredeemable incompetence - and suddenly, I was finding the aesthetic and formal concerns I'd always associated with fiction: storytelling, form, the medium, character. That kind of shocked me.

American Journalist

Nick Harkaway

I'm an irredeemable urbanite. I can't imagine living more than a five-minute walk from my fellow human beings. Other people are vital to my peace of mind.

English Novelist

Jeff Giles

I'm definitely interested in two questions: 'Is anybody ever really irredeemable?' and 'How much are we all prepared to do for each other?

American Editor

Richard Ben Cramer

Certainly no man could be such an irredeemable 'schlub' as the American press portrays its losers.

Suggests a person or situation has no potential for change or improvement.

Negative Connotation

Used to express severe disapproval or censure of actions or character.

Strong Criticism

Refers to something so badly damaged it cannot be restored to its original state.

Beyond Repair

Specific to money matters, indicating no opportunity to exchange or get a refund.

Financial Context

Used for financial instruments with no fixed end date or maturity.

Permanent Terms

In finance, it has a technical meaning and may not be understood outside professional circles.

Technical Jargon

 So let me leave you with this. You know, a few years ago it was really fashionable to say that the internet was a revolutionary tool that was going to bring us all together. It's now more fashionable to say that the internet is a huge, irredeemable dumpster fire.

Irredeemable