The Human Load (Paperback)

Lingua: inglese

Editore: First Edition Design eBook Publishing, Sarasota, 2026

1506915779 / 9781506915777

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Paperback. The Human Load examines why modern life feels increasingly heavy even in the absence of obvious hardship. Rather than treating stress, burnout, and anxiety as personal or medical failures, the book argues that they are structural consequences of living inside systems that demand constant attention, choice, evaluation, and self-management. Tracing the shift from small, bounded human worlds to technologically saturated environments, the book identifies the cumulative cognitive and emotional pressures placed on a mind that did not evolve for continuous vigilance. It then turns forward, rejecting both technological panic and nostalgia, and argues that advanced technology-if consciously designed-can reduce drudgery, protect civilization, and restore human attention to what matters most. At its core, The Human Load is a diagnosis of modern weight and a call to design a future worthy of human sentience. Dwayne Walter writes on civilization, intelligence, and the psychological costs of modern awareness. His work explores how minds, societies, and technologies evolve under pressure-and what is gained, lost, or destabilized in the process.He has lived and worked across multiple countries and writes from sustained engagement with Chinese, Russian, and Western intellectual traditions. He is a polyglot and speaks Chinese and Russian, along with French, Japanese, and Spanish. Keywords - Modernity, Attention, Cognitive Load, Technology and Society, Human Sentience, Psychological Strain, Systems and Design, Surveillance and Evaluation, Acceleration, Civilizational Resilience This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Titolo
The Human Load (Paperback)
Autore
Dwayne Walter
Editore
First Edition Design eBook Publishing, Sarasota
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
1506915779
ISBN 13
9781506915777

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