Airbnb, gaming, escape rooms, major sporting events: contemporary Capitalism no longer demands we merely consume things, but that we buy experiences.
Exploring examples including sport, architecture, travel and soci.
Instead, the pursuit of leisure is often an attempt to escape our everyday existence.
The technologically-driven world we live in is no closer to securing the utopian ideal of a leisure society.
This book is concerned with the social, cultural and personal implications of this shift.
Airbnb, gaming, escape rooms, major sporting events: contemporary Capitalism no longer demands we merely consume things, but that we buy experiences