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1. The Dark Abyss
'I fear my own storms, they invade my brain, submerge my reason, expose my pain, loneliness, and despair throughout my teenage years, the obsession of violence, of isolation, of anger for not being helped. In my dreams, I scream to everyone, trying to express my fear and desperation, but no one understands.'
The Dark Abyss is the patient journey of the author Đặng Hoàng Giang along with depressed individuals, narrating to us a story both intense and numbing about destinies that, due to prejudice and the lack of understanding from both family and society, have been deprived of the right to live with dignity, dedication, love, and happiness.
As a rare voice sharing with the world of depression, as a call to eradicate societal prejudices, The Dark Abyss is also an educational work in psychology, providing basic knowledge about depression, what it looks like, where it comes from, how it can destroy, what therapeutic methods exist, and what each of us can do to ensure that the unfortunate ones can live in peace with their dignity.
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2. Indignation Does Not Render Us Apathetic
5. Good, Evil, and the Smartphone
Perhaps we are witnessing the astonishing resurgence of the phenomenon of public humiliation, when in the age of the Internet, humans have never been humiliated so quickly, abundantly, and easily! The current affairs stories in Good, Evil, and the Smartphone by Dang Hoang Giang vividly depict the portrait of the culture of online humiliation, with all its ugliness and destructiveness. Alongside insightful analysis, we are forced to confront ourselves and realize that sometimes we are also contributing to that collective picture...
Not stopping there, the author finds a way out through the power of calmness, steadfastness, and introspection. To realize that behind the virtual avatars are real people, that every like button can be a whip contributing to collective punishment. To critique without vitriol, to condemn without humiliation. To uphold human dignity while respecting the rule of law. To empathize, to be tolerant, and to forgive. To strive for a society of justice, restoration, and reconciliation, rather than one of harsh punishment.
Rich in current affairs but with enduring significance, touching upon every hidden corner of each individual's conscience while encompassing society as a whole, the book is constructive and deeply humane.
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