Overview
"Analyzes the current wave of depression, or ""desertion,"" that is causing more and more people to abandon hope and desire in a world where social, political, and environment collapse seems inevitable. Depression is rife amongst young people the world over. But what if this isn't depression as we know it, but instead a reaction to the chaos and collapse of a seemingly unchangeable and unlivable future? In Quit Everything, Franco Berardi argues that this ""depression"" is actually conscious or unconscious withdrawal of psychological energy and a dis-investment of desire that he defines instead as ""desertion."" A desertion from political participation, from the daily grind of capitalism, from the brutal reality of climate collapse, and from a society which offers nothing but chaos and pain. Berardi analyzes why this desertion is on the rise and why more people are quitting everything in our age of political impotence and the rise of the far-right, asking if we can find some political hope in desertion amongst the ruins of a world on the brink of collapse."
Full Product Details
Author: Franco Bifo Berardi ,
Franco Berardi ,
Brandon Pollock
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9798874891893
Publication Date: 08 August 2024
Audience:
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Franco Berardi is an Italian Marxist philosopher, theorist, and activist in the autonomist tradition. He is the of author of over two dozen books, including After the Future, Heroes: Mass Murder and Suicide, and Futurability. His works have been translated and published in fifteen different languages, including English, Spanish, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Dutch, Norwegian, and Korean. Brandon Pollock is an audiobook narrator and voice actor with more than twelve years of experience. Using his smooth, confident, and engaging voice, Brandon has narrated titles in genres ranging from fiction, Christian romance, and psychological thriller to self-help, business, finance, and Christian nonfiction. In 2008, Brandon began his career behind the microphone as an on-air talent for a heritage Top-40 station in Charlotte, North Carolina. He transitioned to voice acting in 2010 and has since voiced campaigns for companies such as Clorox, Nintendo, Citgo, NASCAR, and Little Tykes, among others. Brandon currently lives in Mooresville, North Carolina, with his wife, two daughters, their Goldendoodle, Riggs, and their three-legged cat, Derek.
