Han explores the idea of self-exploitation, taking The Foucaldian idea of entrepreneurial selfhood to its logical conclusion. A very prescient work https://twitter.com/beauroof/status/1339383388235567112

“Carl Schmitt says it is a “sign of inner conflict to have more than one real enemy.“ The same holds for friends. Following Schmitt, having more than one true friend would betoken a lack of character and definition.”

“One’s many friends on Facebook would offer further proof of the late modern egos lack of character and definition. This shapeless – or, alternately, flexibility – creates a high degree of economic efficiency.“

“The depressive is one who is “exhausted by his sovereignty“ – that is, no longer has the power to be his own master. The depressive is tired from the constant “need for initiative.“

“Following Carl Schmidt, depression would characterize democracy in so far as it lacks the conclusive power of decision. Incisive, decisionistic force would prevent a drawn-out conflict from arising in the first place.”

“Seen in this light, depression no longer represents the “lost relation to conflict“ but rather the absolute relation to an objective instance of decision that would produce conclusive forms and thereby assure an instance of gratification.”

“The late-modern achievement-subject is subject to no one. In fact, it is no longer a subject in the etymological sense (subject to), it positivizes itself; indeed, it liberates itself into a project... The project turns out to be a projectile that the subject aims at itself.”