{"product_id":"the-burnout-society","title":"The Burnout Society","description":"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 in which every against-the-grain response can lead to further disempowerment, he draws on literature, philosophy, and the social and natural sciences to explore the stakes of sacrificing intermittent intellectual reflection for constant neural connection.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0804795096\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0804795096.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Han, Byung-Chul\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41662870388794,"sku":"DBV.0804795096.G","price":14.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0804795096-0.jpg?v=1789787695","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-burnout-society","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}