Is Capitalism Destroying Our Mental Health?
Around the world, people are struggling. Rates of anxiety, depression, loneliness, and burnout are on the rise. While these may seem like unrelated phenomena, a recent paper takes the position that they draw from the same wellspring. To wit, capitalism. How might capitalism be giving rise to the many psychological ills of our day? Karim Bettache of the Chinese University of Hong Kong argues that capitalism as a systemic structure does more than just organize our society. It’s shaping our psychology—how we feel, what we believe, and how we behave. ….[READ]
