Can't Even
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Can't Even

Anne Helen Petersen

How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation

★ 4.3 (188 Ratings) ◷ 16 Minutes ☰ 6 Sections ◉ Text + audio
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Can’t Even (2020) is an attempt to explain and defend the generation that became the world’s punching bag: the millennials. Arguing against accusations of laziness and entitlement, it suggests that millennial exhaustion is a natural response to the messed-up world they inherited.

About the author

Anne Helen Petersen is an American writer and journalist living in Missoula, Montana. She is a former senior culture writer for Buzzfeed and is the author of Scandals of Classic Hollywood and Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman.

Who might enjoy this content?

  • Millennials dealing with burnout and exhaustion
  • Friends and relatives of this troubled generation
  • Anyone interested in the problems of modern work

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