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▷ THIS CHANNEL REALLY NEEDS YOU TO KEEP LIVING! Subscribe here ???? https://elucid.media/offres/ (Promo code: MERCI2023) ▶ Thierry JOBARD is an essayist and bookseller. Head of the Humanities section of a large bookstore in Strasbourg, he is in a particularly privileged position to observe the dizzying growth of books devoted to personal development and new beliefs. He is the author of "Against Personal Development" and "I Believe Therefore I Am" (ed. Rue de l'échiquier). In this interview by Olivier Berruyer for Élucid, Thierry Jobard shows to what extent the happiness market (downgraded to "well-being") has exploded by widely disseminating biased ideas, diverting the entire history of beliefs and philosophy in favor of managerial recipes designed to embrace the worst that capitalism does to individuals. No more question of being interested in the collective, no more question of seeking transcendence: self-realization would now pass through the search for an "authentic self", imaginary and sanitized, which far from guaranteeing happiness, isolates and exhausts individuals... ÉLUCID REALLY NEEDS YOU! If you missed our last FAQ, it's here ???? • WILL ÉLUCID HOLD ONE MORE YEAR... ✅ NEW: FIND ALL OUR SHOWS IN PODCAST! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3K9IX9S... Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/1v1Dh5prBnJd... Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ⚠️ The comments section must remain a respectful space for open and constructive debate. The rare attacks and/or insults towards guests who voluntarily accept our invitations will not be accepted. Thank you for understanding. ───────────────────── ???? To encourage INDEPENDENCE and PLURALISM of the media: ▸ Subscribe to a subscription: https://elucid.media/offres/ (see all the advantages) ▸ Contribute via our TIPEEE page: https://fr.tipeee.com/elucid/ or OKPAL (your donation is tax deductible up to 66%) https://www.okpal.com/elucid/#/ Your help is precious ???? ┌─────── FOLLOW US ───────┐ Twitter: / elucid Facebook : / elucid.media Instagram : / elucid Okpal : https://www.okpal.com/elucid/#/ Tipeee : https://fr.tipeee.com/elucid/ Summary : 00:00:00 - Zapping 00:01:44 - The phenomenon of personal development 00:14:02 - A hyper-adaptation to capitalism 00:19:01 - The quest for happiness 00:27:47 - The dangers of personal development 00:32:03 - A new voluntary servitude 00:43:08 - The illusion of the power of introspection 00:45:01 - The need for meaning 00:48:57 - The illusion of the authentic self 00:52:48 - The disappearance of the collective 00:54:57 - Spirituality 01:01:50 - The evolution of beliefs 01:27:15 - Final question