pdotb reviewed The Age of Insecurity by Astra Taylor
Excellent!
5 stars
Really well-done survey of how modern life is characterized by insecurity and how the disappearance of the commons and the decline of the social safety net encourages us to fall back on working harder and harder to accumulate personal security rather than rely on solidarity.
Originally given as a series of lectures available here: www.cbc.ca/radiointeractives/ideas/2023-cbc-massey-lectures-astra-taylor