“Burnout isn't a personal failing—it's evidence that the system is functioning exactly as designed”
Agree
- Extraction requires consuming human resources completely
- Exhaustion prevents organized resistance forming
- Individual pathology deflects from structural causes
- Disposable workforce maximizes short-term profits
Disagree
- Personal boundaries do create different outcomes
- Conspiracy thinking oversimplifies complex systems
- Many organizations genuinely address wellness
- Agency exists even within constraints
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