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The Happiness Industry

11 min read 14 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

A critical look at how governments and corporations quantify and manage happiness, turning it into a tool of social control rather than genuine well-being.

You’ll learn

  • Happiness as a tool of social control
  • The history of measuring happiness
  • Critique of positive psychology
  • Workplace wellness as surveillance