Brian Goldstone's book, "There Is No Place For Us," critiques America's intense work culture and its intersection with the homelessness crisis. The author discusses how societal values around hard work, rooted in historical frameworks like the Protestant ethic, perpetuate guilt and pressure to overwork. Goldstone argues that this mindset leads to a systemic negligence of the unhoused, especially as leaders in technology promote extreme labor expectations. The book is a call to examine the burden of work on individuals and its role in exacerbating homelessness, pushing for more empathetic societal attitudes.
"We are all beholden, in our own minds and in the minds of others, to what Max Weber called 'the Protestant ethic' of work."
"Our new Silicon Valley overlords have taken this mindset to new levels of insanity and fraudulence, boasting about sleepless nights and ridiculous work hours."
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