I’m really curious about the history of the concept of burnout (does it emerge only in the 21st. century? can we trace its origins back to other notions?) and t

I’m really curious about the history of the concept of burnout (does it emerge only in the 21st. century? can we trace its origins back to other notions?) and the geographical distribution of the concept (is it only something that happens to Americans?) To me, it feels like another classic American response to what is ultimately a systems problem: you’re experiencing burnout? that’s too bad! don’t change the system, it’s your problem after all. Just fix your own burnout. The same move was pulled re: climate change, where several parties tried to put the onus on individual consumers rather than the massive systems that were actually the root cause of the persistent problems. So yes, if the system doesn’t change and we continue to be ok with exploitative capitalism and the “always on nature” of networked existence, burnout will forever be with us.