WE LIVE IN AN INTERESTING TIME. MATERIALLY, EVERYTHING IS THE BEST IT’S EVER BEEN—WE ARE FREER, HEALTHIER AND WEALTHIER THAN ANY PEOPLE IN HUMAN HISTORY. YET, SOMEHOW EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE IRREPARABLY AND HORRIBLY F*CKED—THE PLANET IS WARMING, GOVERNMENTS ARE FAILING, ECONOMIES ARE COLLAPSING, AND EVERYONE IS PERPETUALLY OFFENDED ON TWITTER. AT THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY, WHEN WE HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION OUR ANCESTORS COULDNT EVEN DREAM OF, SO MANY OF US COME BACK TO AN OVERRIDING FEELING OF HOPELESSNESS. WHAT’S GOING ON? IF ANYONE CAN PUT A NAME TO OUR CURRENT MALAISE AND HELP FIX IT, IT’S MARK MANSON.