Everything is F*cked

To write a description for Mark Manson’s Everything Is Fcked: A Book About Hope*, it’s important to capture his signature irreverent and direct style. The blurb should highlight the central paradox of the book: despite having more comfort and prosperity than ever before, people feel increasingly anxious, unhappy, and hopeless. The description should promise a philosophical and psychological deep dive into what is wrong and how to find meaning and hope in a world that feels broken. 

Here are a few options for the description:

Headline: From the author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck* comes a counterintuitive guide to the problems of hope. 

Body: We live in a world with unprecedented levels of wealth and freedom, yet everything feels irrevocably broken. The planet is warming, politics are failing, and we are all more anxious and miserable than ever. Why, despite having it so good, does everything seem so messed up? Mark Manson turns his focus from our individual anxieties to the wider calamities taking place around us. With his usual mix of blunt humor and philosophical insight, he challenges our assumptions about happiness, freedom, and hope itself. This is a call to be more honest with ourselves and to find meaning in a messed-up world, even when hope seems impossible. 

Headline: The paradox of progress: The better things get, the more we seem to despair. 

Body: In Everything Is F*cked, Mark Manson asks a vital question: If we are freer, healthier, and wealthier than any people in human history, why does a profound sense of hopelessness pervade our culture? He delves into the uncomfortable psychology behind this modern malaise, arguing that the constant need for stimulation and the pursuit of happiness are actually making us feel worse. 

Drawing on timeless wisdom from philosophers like Plato and Nietzsche, Manson takes a journey into:

This is a bracing and hilarious exploration of our modern crisis of hope. It’s for anyone who feels that the world is spinning out of control and who is ready to confront the uncomfortable truths needed to find meaning and purpose again. 

Headline: Welcome to the circus. Here’s your guide to sanity. 

Body: The world is more connected than ever, but we’ve never felt so isolated. We’re constantly told to be positive, but we’ve never been so anxious. What if it’s all a lie? What if our relentless pursuit of happiness is the very thing that’s making us miserable? 

In his follow-up to the mega-bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck*, Mark Manson tackles the biggest problem of all: hope. He argues that our obsession with having hope for a perfect future is damaging us psychologically. This book challenges you to get comfortable with the fact that everything is, indeed, messed up. But in doing so, it provides the roadmap to a more honest, resilient, and connected life. 

This is a philosophical, funny, and utterly necessary guide to navigating the madness of the 21st century.