Mundi: Dysphoria

: Discomfort with current social norms is framed as a sign of health and a potential tool for radical social change. Key Concepts & Themes

Preciado reframes dysphoria from a mental illness into a collective "epistemic abyss"—the friction felt as the old world of colonial, capitalist, and patriarchal norms collapses. Core Thesis Dysphoria mundi

: Preciado rejects the medical classification of dysphoria as a disorder. : Discomfort with current social norms is framed

: He views the current era as a "planetary transition," comparable to the shift during the Renaissance or the Industrial Revolution. : He views the current era as a

In , Paul B. Preciado argues that "dysphoria" is no longer just a medical diagnosis for individuals but the defining psychological and political condition of the modern world .

: A term Preciado uses to describe a society where power is exerted through chemical control (pharmaceuticals) and digital/visual stimulation.

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