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Smile or Die

8 min read 11 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

A blistering critique of the 'cult of positivity' that reveals how forced optimism blames victims, silences dissent, and serves the powerful—at the cost of critical thinking and reality.

You’ll learn

  • How positivity became a coercive ideology
  • Why victim-blaming is built into optimism
  • The corporate use of enforced cheerfulness
  • How positive thinking fueled the 2008 crash