Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope

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From-the-author-of-the-international-mega-bestseller-The-Subtle-Art-of-Not-Giving-A-F*ck-comes-a-counterintuitive-guide-to-the-problems-of-hope.We-live-in-an-interesting-time.-Materially,-everything-is-the-best-it’s-ever-been—we-are-freer,-healthier-and-wealthier-than-any-people-in-human-history.-Yet,-somehow-everything-seems-to-be-irreparably-and-horribly-f*cked—the-planet-is-warming,-governments-are-failing,-economies-are-collapsing,-and-everyone-is-perpetually-offended-on-Twitter.-At-this-moment-in-history,-when-we-have-access-to-technology,-education-and-communication-our-ancestors-couldn’t-even-dream-of,-so-many-of-us-come-back-to-an-overriding-feeling-of-hopelessness.What’s-going-on?-If-anyone-can-put-a-name-to-our-current-malaise-and-help-fix-it,-it’s-Mark-Manson.-In-2016,-Manson-published The-Subtle-Art-of-Not-Giving-A-F*ck,-a-book-that-brilliantly-gave-shape-to-the-ever-present,-low-level-hum-of-anxiety-that-permeates-modern-living.-He-showed-us-that-technology-had-made-it-too-easy-to-care-about-the-wrong-things,-that-our-culture-had-convinced-us-that-the-world-owed-us-something-when-it-didn’t—and-worst-of-all,-that-our-modern-and-maddening-urge-to-always-find-happiness-only-served-to-make-us-unhappier.-Instead,-the-“subtle-art”-of-that-title-turned-out-to-be-a-bold-challenge:-to-choose-your-struggle;-to-narrow-and-focus-and-find-the-pain-you-want-to-sustain.-The-result-was-a-book-that-became-an-international-phenomenon,-selling-millions-of-copies-worldwide-while-becoming-the-#1-bestseller-in-13-different-countries.Now,-in Everthing-Is-F*cked,-Manson-turns-his-gaze-from-the-inevitable-flaws-within-each-individual-self-to-the-endless-calamities-taking-place-in-the-world-around-us.-Drawing-from-the-pool-of-psychological-research-on-these-topics,-as-well-as-the-timeless-wisdom-of-philosophers-such-as-Plato,-Nietzsche,-and-Tom-Waits,-he-dissects-religion-and-politics-and-the-uncomfortable-ways-they-have-come-to-resemble-one-another.-He-looks-at-our-relationships-with-money,-entertainment-and-the-internet,-and-how-too-much-of-a-good-thing-can-psychologically-eat-us-alive.-He-openly-defies-our-definitions-of-faith,-happiness,-freedom—and-even-of-hope-itself.With-his-usual-mix-of-erudition-and-where-the-f*ck-did-that-come-from-humor,-Manson-takes-us-by-the-collar-and-challenges-us-to-be-more-honest-with-ourselves-and-connected-with-the-world-in-ways-we-probably-haven’t-considered-before.-It’s-another-counterintuitive-romp-through-the-pain-in-our-hearts-and-the-stress-of-our-soul.-One-of-the-great-modern-writers-has-produced-another-book-that-will-set-the-agenda-for-years-to-come.