Restless hyperactivity is driving civilization toward barbarism
Evidence
From lack of repose our civilization is turning into a new barbarism. At no time have the active, that is to say the restless, counted for more. That is why one of the most necessary corrections to the character of mankind that have to be taken in hand is a considerable strengthening of the contemplative element in it. — Byung-Chul Han, The Burnout Society, 43
Categorization
- SEED: Nietzsche’s words work as the thesis statement for a short essay: ‘Restlessness as barbarism — a test against a typical work week.’
- XREF: connects to: Urban restlessness has spread like epidemic since the rise of big cities; Instrumental rationality carried to its extreme leads to totalitarian barbarism. — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 797
Related
- Urban restlessness has spread like epidemic since the rise of big cities (similarity 0.88)