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Abstract
Modern society faces a complex web of challenges, technological advances, and cultural changes that have transformed how pain is experienced and understood. Byung-Chul Han, the South Korean philosopher, argues that capitalism lacks a narrative of the good life. This article examines how human suffering is manifested, interpreted, and addressed in an ever-changing world influenced by a peculiar and complex economic system. In that sense, the various facets of the dialectic of pain in today’s society are explored, from the interplay between technological advancement and human suffering to cultural differences in the perception of pain, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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