Roberto Guerra releases “Insanidade Coletiva” to critique modern cultural decay

Writer and essayist Roberto Guerra has released “Insanidade Coletiva – Uma Breve Análise da Loucura de Nosso Tempo” (Collective Insanity – A Brief Analysis of the Madness of Our Time). The book consists of 41 articles that use irony and direct language to examine what the author describes as the cultural, intellectual, and moral crisis of contemporary society.

Guerra analyzes various social symptoms, including the impoverishment of language, the rise of ignorance, the infantilization of society, and the loss of a sense of reality. The work critiques a landscape where digital noise often supersedes reflection and where individuals possess vast amounts of information but struggle to convert it into actual knowledge. The essays touch upon themes such as social media narcissism, the devaluation of excellence, and the tendency to present personal convictions as universal truths.