Books

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which of his books would you recommend most / first ? thku

My Favourite Byung-Chul Han books / essays: 

1. Burnout society 
2. The disappearance of rituals 
3. Psychopolitics

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Loved agony of Eros probably one of my favorites but probably not the one I’d recommend as an introduction

I enjoyed burnout society the most as well. but it was also the first one of his I came across… Agony of Eros was quite good too. need to check out his newer ones you mentioned in some of your casts recently…

Alright. This book was good, it's not really a book, more like a pamphlet, but ah this was good. Just read it in one sitting. Couldn’t stop reading it honestly. I'd like to read it again later.

What made this book so good is it really gives terms and weapons (see previous case) for the current malaise of general society without being shallow and over sweeping.

It’s also short and sort of concise, ~50 pages and still somehow captures the key concepts of how and why people are encountering burnout in society modern times. Excessive positivity, and our self medicating / the endgame of overly being productive

It also really reminded me about why I am turned off by health apps. An obsession in a burnout society, and in an overly medicated society about keeping yourself alive at all costs so you can keep being productive above all else. I thought a question that this book asked eloquently was — at what fucking cost? At what cost do you keep screwing yourself up be congruent with society - yeah.

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This one: burnout society

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thanks i will read asap! correlates a lot with my own thoughts

ohh this is so up my valley, which one would you recommend for a first read-introduction?

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Byung Chul han is German (and of Korean origin)

I'm interested in reading Psychopolitics. I constantly feel like there are attempts to manipulate me. The world has split into polar sides. Of course, I’m speaking mainly about Russia, since I know it better than any other country, but I think this applies everywhere. Society forces you to choose a side. In Russia, for example, it's those who are for Putin and those who are against. That makes sense. But because of this polarity, I often notice that the propaganda from independent liberal media manipulates us just as much as Kremlin propaganda does. It's very unsettling. Once you accept the idea that you're part of the opposition, it's as if you're expected to agree with all the concepts of the opposition movement. It’s very hard not to fall under someone’s influence… I even think it might be impossible.