This idea that work is essentially bad for us has a long history. Karl Marx described workers being 'alienated' from the product of their labor: What, then, constitutes the alienation of labor?' he asked.
For the children of Sierra Leone, the threat of the Ebola virus has brought fear, boredom and alienation. Nine months without school has left most children sitting at home with only parents and siblings for company.
For the children of Sierra Leone, the threat of the Ebola virus has brought fear, boredom and alienation. Nine months without school has left most children sitting at home with only parents and siblings for company.
Prypiat was home to workers at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was abandoned in 1986 following the melt down, and is now a part of the Ukraine's "Zone of Alienation."