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# 2020-01-12 - The World by Matt Haig |
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Path less traveled |
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The world is increasingly designed to depress us. Happiness isn't |
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very good for the economy. If we were happy with what he had, why |
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would we need more? How do you sell anti-ageing moisturiser? You |
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make someone worry about ageing. How do you get people to vote for a |
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political party? You make them worry about immigration. How do you |
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get them to buy insurance? By making them worry about everything. |
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How do you get them to have plastic surgery? By highlighting their |
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physical flaws. How do you get them to watch a TV show? By making |
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them worry about missing out. How do you get them to buy a new |
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smartphone? By making them feel like they are being left behind. |
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To be calm becomes a kind of revolutionary act. To be happy with |
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your own non-upgraded existence. To be comfortable with our messy, |
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human selves, would not be good for business. |
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From: Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig |
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