The Burnout Society
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Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather than improving life, multitasking, "user-friendly" technology, and the culture of convenience are producing disorders that range from depression to attention deficit disorder to borderline personality disorder. Byung-Chul Han interprets the spreading malaise as an inability to manage negative experiences in an age characterized by excessive positivity and the universal availability of people and goods. Stress and exhaustion are not just personal experiences, but social and historical phenomena as well. Denouncing a world
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Manufacturer: Stanford University Press
Release date: 12 August 2015
ISBN-10 : 0804795096 | ISBN-13: 9780804795098
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Release date: 12 August 2015
ISBN-10 : 0804795096 | ISBN-13: 9780804795098
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