I think the best reading on the fundamental afflictions that affect society is in Han's Burnout Society. So thinking about loneliness and alienation is really

I think the best reading on the fundamental afflictions that affect society is in Han's Burnout Society. So thinking about loneliness and alienation is really easy through the lenses of the hyperpositivity and the rise of narcissism. Suddenly these are all aspects of the focus on the individual and the "You can" ethos. > too many people feel that nobody sees them as a fellow human being It's really hard to feel seen when everybody only interacts with everybody else if it serves their own project of self improvement.