# Psychopolitics by Byung-Chul Han

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Psychopolitics by Byung-Chul Han and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its account of how political manipulation of masses works through the digital environment. No recurring criticism appears in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Explains political manipulation via digital environment (1 comments): "His "Psychopolitics" talks about the manipulation of masses for political purposes using the digital environment" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46145931))
- Called a standard text (1 comments): "Byung-Chul Han - Psychopolitics should be standard text that everyone is discussing right now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46794909))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1784785776?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781784785772) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Psychopolitics by Byung-Chul Han", https://hackerapproved.com/p/psychopolitics/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).