{"product_id":"the-male-simulacrum-algorithmic-masculinity-9789083639505","title":"The Male Simulacrum: Algorithmic Masculinity","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lemoine Drake\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Z-1 Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Z-1 Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy organise with fellow workers for a living wage when you are too busy \"grinding\" to become a billionaire? Why build community when you can hack your cortisol? Why fight the system when you can buy the aesthetic of rebellion? Why does the modern man-outwardly optimized and digitally connected-feel like a ghost in his own life?\u003ci\u003eThe Male Simulacrum\u003c\/i\u003e argues that his loneliness is not a personal failure, but the logical outcome of a centuries-long con. Tracing a line from the mythic frontiersman to the tech bro, this book reveals how capitalism has continually rewritten the \"ideal man\" to serve its economic needs, leaving behind a hollow, market-ready shell. The result is a man who mistakes performance for purpose, metrics for meaning, and the anxiety of never being enough for the engine of ambition itself. This book is an autopsy of that ghost-and a map for the living to find their way out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Z-1 Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47593350693015,"sku":"9789083639505","price":1574.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789083639505.webp?v=1774981544","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-male-simulacrum-algorithmic-masculinity-9789083639505","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}