{"product_id":"modern-life-is-rubbish-ray-dovano-9798247741411","title":"Modern Life Is Rubbish: Notes on the Great Unraveling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FUTURE ARRIVED. IT HAS A MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION FEE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemember when technology was supposed to free us? When the \"Smart Home\" was supposed to save time, and the internet was supposed to connect us? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYeah, that didn't happen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstead, we got a world where a digital picture of a monkey costs more than a car, a single red bell pepper costs more than a monthly streaming subscription, and we have to watch politicians do skincare routines on TikTok while discussing geopolitical collapse.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModern Life Is Rubbish - Notes on the Great Unraveling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a field guide to the absurdity of 2026. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten from the perspective of a 48-year-old \"Generational Stowaway\" - too young for Boomer wealth, too old for Gen Z optimism, and just tired enough to see through the cracks - Modern Life Is Rubbish: Notes on the Great Unraveling is an autopsy of the era where everything is broken, but the Wi-Fi is still okay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's a book about: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy you're exhausted even though you have fifty \"efficiency apps.\"\u003cbr\u003eHow we traded Ownership (having things) for Access (paying rent on things forever).\u003cbr\u003eThe joy of being a \"Nobody\" in a world obsessed with \"Somedodies.\"\u003cbr\u003eWhy the checkout \"Till\" is the most stressful place on earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWHAT THIS BOOK IS NOT: There are no life hacks here. No five steps to manifesting abundance. No toxic positivity.\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers just one thing: the cold, hard comfort of solidarity. It's proof that you aren't crazy-the system is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead it before your subscription to reality expires.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Dovano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798247741411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Ray Dovano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997475680511,"sku":"9798247741411","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-life-is-rubbish-ray-dovano-9798247741411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}