The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard to Be Happy (2010)
Come on!  We live in a world which is specifically designed to make us unhappy.  I mean most of us don&#x27;t even have the option to be less materialistic; most jobs that pay enough that you could spend less time at work don&#x27;t give you the option of doing so.  So the only freedom left to people is the freedom to choose how their money is spent.  Human relations are constantly being squeezed out and replaced with business deals.  And I keep seeing these articles blaming the victims.  Folks, this is not some unintended side effect of capitalism- this is the way the system is supposed to work.  You&#x27;re not supposed to be happy.