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The Burnout Society (hexbear.net)
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Just finished this today. I had read Psychopolitics before and wasn't a big fan even if I didn't find it a bad book, but the Burnout Society was very interesting. There were some parts, even core parts of his argument, that I did not agree with, but the majority of it was compelling and put into words a lot of things I had been thinking about. It starts slow, but gets better as it goes and he builds out his ideas. The last chapter was likely the best one, but the short bit on rage really hit me in the "lib civility will probably destroy the world and everyone in it" feels.

Anyone recommend any of his other books?

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