Interregnum - The cruelties of self-help culture
Added 2022-03-18 13:30:06 +0000 UTCIn the second episode of Interregnum Richard Seymour discusses his recent article, 'The cruelties of self-help culture'. We talked about the magical thinking propagated by what Richard calls "the success wing of self-help literature" and why its claim that success depends almost solely on individual effort is so appealing. We also talked about the history of self-help culture and the significance of Samuel Smiles, the Victorian liberal reformer and author of the 1859 book Self Help: Illustrations of Character and Conduct. Finally we discussed Richard's plans to write a self-help book from the left.
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Yea and its not just Google appropriating, it's also schools etc. Cost cutting and overworked teachers BUT a mindfulness room.
Guy Dean
2022-03-20 05:49:17 +0000 UTCThe ways in which eastern, particularly Buddhist thought and techniques, have been appropriated and interpreted by the west has always interested me. lived in Japan for t
StripedLight
2022-03-19 21:18:50 +0000 UTCSo much in there that's been on my mind for years. Would love to see Richard on substack and PTO Interregnum do a Callin.
Guy Dean
2022-03-19 14:27:48 +0000 UTCthanks Jane :)
Politics Theory Other
2022-03-19 10:32:08 +0000 UTCOh, Alex! That was so good! Thank you🌟🌌💜xxx
Jane Pickering
2022-03-19 03:04:01 +0000 UTC
