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Can’t Even

Even if you’re not a burnt-out millennial yourself, there’s something to chew on here for everyone whose life is touched by social media or the gig economy.

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Review of ‘Can’t Even’

It is my sincere hope that millennials will read Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, Anne Helen Petersen’s new book about the professional zeitgeist—that is, if they’re not too burned out to do so.

In nine well-researched chapters, Can’t Even feistily fleshes out Petersen’s viral 2019 BuzzFeed article about millennial burnout. Interviews…

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