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World Health Organization has officially recognized burnout as a medical condition

https://www.dailywire.com/news/47743/world-health-organization-now-recognizes-burnout-ashe-schow?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mattwalsh

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novembermoon · 51-55

It is widespread here in Asia, so much so that the Japanese have a term for it - Karōshi (過労死), which can be translated literally as "overwork death"-occupational sudden mortality. People work 12-hour days and drop dead at their workplaces. It is very deep-rooted but not openly talked about partly due to the Asian emphasis on being a 'good and useful person'. The work ethic is crazy. I mean - I take pride in the value of hard work but excessive work that kills our hours to be human is simply crazy.

Cierzo · M

@novembermoon I don't think considering it a medical condition helps, though. According to WHO, burnout is something that just 'happens', like a flu, but it happens because there are some dominant ethics and interests that resist the necessary change.