Across the globe, symptoms of distrust towards institutions, diffuse fears, political turbulence, and erratic leadership promising order while deepening confusion are multiplying. Is it merely a "crisis," or is something else at play? In this new publication, Alberto Mayol argues that what we are experiencing is the expansion of deep social discontent, a corrosive energy that strips power of its meaning, delegitimizes elites, and renders traditional governance mechanisms obsolete.