From the author of the international mega-bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck comes a counterintuitive guide to the problems of hope.

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 couldn’t 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. In 2016, Manson published The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, a book that brilliantly gave shape to the ever-present, low-level hum of anxiety that permeates modern living. He showed us that technology had made it too easy to care about the wrong things, that our culture had convinced us that the world owed us something when it didn’t—and worst of all, that our modern and maddening urge to always find happiness only served to make us unhappier. Instead, the “subtle art” of that title turned out to be a bold challenge: to choose your struggle; to narrow and focus and find the pain you want to sustain. The result was a book that became an international phenomenon, selling millions of copies worldwide while becoming the #1 bestseller in 13 different countries.

Now, in Everthing Is F*cked, Manson turns his gaze from the inevitable flaws within each individual self to the endless calamities taking place in the world around us. Drawing from the pool of psychological research on these topics, as well as the timeless wisdom of philosophers such as Plato, Nietzsche, and Tom Waits, he dissects religion and politics and the uncomfortable ways they have come to resemble one another. He looks at our relationships with money, entertainment and the internet, and how too much of a good thing can psychologically eat us alive. He openly defies our definitions of faith, happiness, freedom—and even of hope itself.

With his usual mix of erudition and where-the-f*ck-did-that-come-from humor, Manson takes us by the collar and challenges us to be more honest with ourselves and connected with the world in ways we probably haven’t considered before. It’s another counterintuitive romp through the pain in our hearts and the stress of our soul. One of the great modern writers has produced another book that will set the agenda for years to come.

从国际巨著《不给F*ck的微妙艺术》一书中，作者对希望的问题提出了一个反直觉的指导。

我们生活在一个有趣的时期。物质上，一切都是最好的，它是有史以来我们比任何人都自由，健康和富有。然而，不知何故，一切似乎都是无法挽回的，可怕的是，地球正在变暖，政府正在失败，经济正在崩溃，每个人都在推特上永远受到冒犯。在历史上的这个时刻，当我们能够获得技术、教育和交流时，我们的祖先甚至做梦也无法企及，所以我们中的许多人回到了一种压倒性的绝望感。

怎么回事？如果有人能说出我们目前的病名，帮我们解决问题，那就是马克·曼森。2016年，曼森出版了《不给F*ck》的微妙艺术，这本书出色地塑造了渗透到现代生活中的前所未有的低沉焦虑的哼哼。他向我们展示了技术使我们很容易去关心错误的事情，我们的文化让我们相信，当世界没有——最糟糕的是，我们总是寻找幸福的现代和疯狂的渴望只会使我们更不快乐。相反，这个题目的“微妙艺术”却成为一个大胆的挑战：选择你的奋斗；缩小注意力，找到你想要承受的痛苦。结果，这本书成为一种国际现象，在全球销售数百万本，同时成为13个不同国家的畅销书。

现在，在任何事情都是F*cked，曼森将目光从每个人自身不可避免的缺陷转向我们周围世界发生的无尽灾难。他从对这些主题的心理学研究的集中，以及柏拉图、尼采和汤姆等哲学家永恒的智慧中，剖析了宗教和政治以及他们彼此相似的不舒服方式。他看我们与金钱、娱乐和互联网的关系，以及一件好事在心理上能让我们活下来吃得多好。他公然藐视我们对信仰、幸福、自由甚至希望本身的定义。

曼森通常是以博学和幽默为生的，他带着我们走在领子上，挑战我们要更诚实地对待自己，以我们以前可能没有考虑过的方式与世界联系。这是另一个反直觉的行动，通过我们内心的痛苦和我们灵魂的压力。一位伟大的现代作家又出版了一本书，将在今后几年内制定议程。