Suppressing desires that are not pleasing to society, we slide into the abyss of neurosis, and those small bonuses with which the omnipotent system pays us for obedience are unable to cover the damage inflicted on us.
Suppressing desires that are not pleasing to society, we slide into the abyss of neurosis, and those small bonuses with which the omnipotent system pays us for obedience are unable to cover the damage inflicted on us. Therefore, the only way out is to reject the restrictions imposed on us by society, and finally make a choice in favor of freedom. It is these ideas that underlie the Western counterculture, the anti-corporate and anti-globalization movement. However, how effective are such declarations? The book by Canadian sociologists Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter not only traces the stages of the formation of the rebellious movement in Western culture, but also explains how and why it contributes to the strengthening of the very consumer society that at first glance is intended to destroy.
Good book, 456 p.