Utopia of Play: the altar of exhaustion

Why are we so exhausted we can only imagine how to hustle harder rather than imagine alternatives? In this episode, i explore how corporate culture transformed exhaustion from side effect to strategy. From the absurdist theatre of return-to-office mandates to tech billionaires who preach 100-hour weeks whilst paying others to play their video games, i examine how the weaponisation of work keeps us too tired to resist. Drawing on Graeber, Arendt, and my own experience in toxic tech culture, i explore how arbitrary rules, hyperemployment, and the performance of busyness create an altar of exhaustion we're all sacrificing to.