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What if burnout, chronic stress, and economic insecurity are not personal failures, but symptoms of a system that has become fundamentally incompatible with human biology?
In this episode of Connecting the Dots, Professor Steve Keen and filmmaker and researcher Nivi Jaswal Wirtjes examine how the modern economy moved from the relative stability of the post-war period into an era of permanent stress, precarious work, rising costs, and deepening uncertainty.
They explore the economic shift that began around the mid-1970s, the rise of neoclassical economics, and the consequences of treating markets as self-correcting systems. From the gig economy and job insecurity to burnout, inflammation, chronic fatigue, and climate anxiety, the discussion connects personal health to wider economic, ecological, and social forces.
This conversation also looks at the links between capitalism, food systems, methane emissions, planetary instability, and the future risks facing younger generations. If the current system continues along its present path, could the next crisis make the global financial crisis “look like a picnic”?
Featuring:
Professor Steve Keen, economist and author
Nivi Jaswal Wirtjes, filmmaker, researcher, and host of Connecting the Dots
This episode includes a short sketch from the documentary Third Degree Burnout: A Survivor’s Guide.
The conversation continues in the next episode, “The Debt Delusion.”
If you are enjoying these conversations, like the video, subscribe to the channel, and stay with us as we continue to connect the dots.
Learn more:
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👉 Support the Global Impact Campaign for Third Degree Burnout – A Survivor's Guide
Third Degree Burnout – A Survivor's Guide is a multi-award-winning documentary and educational initiative produced by The Virsa Foundation, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Through research, storytelling, and community screenings, we're helping universities, healthcare organizations, workplaces, and communities better understand burnout, resilience, food systems, and planetary health.
Help fuel the impact:
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#EconomicsExplained #Burnout #EconomicCrisis #ConnectingTheDots #SteveKeen #RebelEconomist #Debt #Economics #EconomicGrowth #FinancialCrisis #SystemsThinking
👉 Download Steve Keen's FREE 3-Book Rebel Economist Bundle:
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👉 Support the Global Impact Campaign for Third Degree Burnout – A Survivor's Guide:
thirddegreeburnout.com/fueltheimpact
What if burnout, chronic stress, and economic insecurity are not personal failures, but symptoms of a system that has become fundamentally incompatible with human biology?
In this episode of Connecting the Dots, Professor Steve Keen and filmmaker and researcher Nivi Jaswal Wirtjes examine how the modern economy moved from the relative stability of the post-war period into an era of permanent stress, precarious work, rising costs, and deepening uncertainty.
They explore the economic shift that began around the mid-1970s, the rise of neoclassical economics, and the consequences of treating markets as self-correcting systems. From the gig economy and job insecurity to burnout, inflammation, chronic fatigue, and climate anxiety, the discussion connects personal health to wider economic, ecological, and social forces.
This conversation also looks at the links between capitalism, food systems, methane emissions, planetary instability, and the future risks facing younger generations. If the current system continues along its present path, could the next crisis make the global financial crisis “look like a picnic”?
Featuring:
Professor Steve Keen, economist and author
Nivi Jaswal Wirtjes, filmmaker, researcher, and host of Connecting the Dots
This episode includes a short sketch from the documentary Third Degree Burnout: A Survivor’s Guide.
The conversation continues in the next episode, “The Debt Delusion.”
If you are enjoying these conversations, like the video, subscribe to the channel, and stay with us as we continue to connect the dots.
Learn more:
stevekeen.com
👉 Support the Global Impact Campaign for Third Degree Burnout – A Survivor's Guide
Third Degree Burnout – A Survivor's Guide is a multi-award-winning documentary and educational initiative produced by The Virsa Foundation, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Through research, storytelling, and community screenings, we're helping universities, healthcare organizations, workplaces, and communities better understand burnout, resilience, food systems, and planetary health.
Help fuel the impact:
thirddegreeburnout.com/fueltheimpact
#EconomicsExplained #Burnout #EconomicCrisis #ConnectingTheDots #SteveKeen #RebelEconomist #Debt #Economics #EconomicGrowth #FinancialCrisis #SystemsThinking
