> **🌱 Planted:** Tue 7 January 2025 --- [[Byung-Chul Han]] argues that today's postmodern world is no longer governed by Foucault's society of [[Disciplinary Society controls through external surveillance and obedience|discipline and obedience]], rather it has been replaced by a more contemporary model—achievement society. This type of society is governed by the internal control of self-gratification, self-improvement and self-optimisation—all in the pursuit of endless achievement. Instead of the external control and obedience of [[Disciplinary Society controls through external surveillance and obedience|Disciplinary Society]], achievement society relies on internal control and motivation of the individual's desire to self-improve and self-optimise. Hence, no form of external exploitation is required—the individual operating within the society willingly exploits themselves internally. [^1] --- **➡️ Next:** [[Achievement Society is characterised by the positivity of can]] --- **See Also:** - [[Disciplinary Society controls through external surveillance and obedience]] [^1]: [[The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han]]