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Han, Byung-Chul Capitalism and the Death Drive 2021 p.77 Book Han Citations
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Capitalism and the Death Drive

by Han, Byung-Chul (2021)

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Burnout is not a sickness caused by work but by the pressure to perform. The human soul is affected not because of work but because of performance, this new neoliberal principle (p.77)

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