The world is increasingly designed to depress us. Happiness is not good for the economy. If we were happy with what we had, why would we need more?
How do you sell anti-ageing moisturizer? You make someone worry about ageing.
How do you get people to vote for a political party? You make them worry about immigration.
How do you get them to buy insurance? By making them worry about everything.
How do you get them to have plastic surgery? By highlighting their physical flaws.
How do you get them to watch a Tv show? By making them worry that they are missing out.
How do you get them to buy the new smartphone? By making them feel that they are getting left behind.
To be calm becomes a revolutionary act. To be happy with your own non-upgraded existence. To be comfortable with our messy, human selves, would not be good for business.
