/lit/ - Literature

>>19774897
>CAN'T Became EVEN Millennials Burnout How Anne the Helen Generation Petersen

>>19774897

got this lined up to read on my Kindle. What's so good about it?

>>19774909
Prose is simple (what you would expect from a female journalist writing non fiction) but it summarizes the struggles of the current working class generation.

>>19774906
kek can't unsee

>>19774906
CAN'T EVEN Became How Millenials Burnout Generation Anne the Helen Petersen

its shit

>>19774906
>t. Color blind

NUEVO MILENIO: DECRÉPITO MUNDO; (DE)GENERACIÓN MILENIAL: HÉROES A ESPADA SACADA HACIA EL FIN DE EL SIGLO XX; EN EL PRINCIPIO DE EL XXI: MISERABLES DE CAPA CAÍDA.

>>19777442
Would you prefer to look like your pic related instead of the anorexic Frankenstein's monster look you're usually serving up?

>>19777536


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>>19774897
>Do you feel like your life is an endless to-do list? Do you find yourself mindlessly scrolling through Instagram because you’re too exhausted to pick up a book? Are you mired in debt, or feel like you work all the time, or feel pressure to take whatever gives you joy and turn it into a monetizable hustle? Welcome to burnout culture.

>While burnout may seem like the default setting for the modern era, inCan’t Even,BuzzFeedculture writer and former academic Anne Helen Petersen argues that burnout is a definitional condition for the millennial generation, born out of distrust in the institutions that have failed us, the unrealistic expectations of the modern workplace, and a sharp uptick in anxiety and hopelessness exacerbated by the constant pressure to “perform” our lives online. The genesis for the book is Petersen’s viralBuzzFeedarticle on the topic, which has amassed over eight million reads since its publication in January 2019.

>Can’t Evengoes beyond the original article, as Petersen examines how millennials have arrived at this point of burnout (think: unchecked capitalism and changing labor laws) and examines the phenomenon through a variety of lenses—including how burnout affects the way we work, parent, and socialize—describing its resonance in alarming familiarity. Utilizing a combination of sociohistorical framework, original interviews, and detailed analysis,Can’t Evenoffers a galvanizing, intimate, and ultimately redemptive look at the lives of this much-maligned generation, and will be required reading for both millennials and the parents and employers trying to understand them.
Pass

What books represent the millennial zeitgeist? I've read Taipei and I know Sally Rooney but what are some others?

>>19777545
Would you rather look like the elfin homnculus in your haiku pic or do you prefer the Ted Danson abortion that you actually look like?

>>19777631


OK, SCHIZOPATH.

>>19776727
Holy fuck, good point.

>>19774906
Fpbp

>>19774897
I have a folder of these books I called 'Pop Books' and I enjoy reading them every now and then when I can't be bothered to read actual books

>>19776727
>can tell seagreen from seablue
I, too, wish for eagle eyes.

>>19774897
I just want to work as little as possible and earn enough not to starve. There is so much capital wasted on absolutely useless people and useless shit, I refuse to wageslave even at the cost of my life. Teach me an actual job, give me something I actually want to do. Fuck the industry and automation so much. I would've been so happy as an artisan.

superior book coming through

>>19778481
Why is the book screaming?

>>19777442
You really shouldn't post pictures of yourself, you're unpleasant to look at.

>>19777558
>buzzfeed culture writer
jej

>>19774917
What struggle? Millennials whole struggle is that America was so filthy rich during their parent's generation that now they feel like they are dirt poor just because they are only rich compared to the rest of the world.

>>19777631
>Ted Danson abortion
Holy shit bullseye

>Holy shit bullseye

>>19780868
kek

I can already tell this book will whine about capitalism and whatever but offer no solution past baseless self improvement like meditation so you're a more focused wage slave.

Just read Byung Chul Han

>>19777558
>BuzzFeedculture writer
She's part of the problem. "Burnout" is just addiction to technology and instantaneous communication.

>>19777777

>>19774906
fpbp