Fun fact: did you know that after every hour of work at amazon the computer taunts you with a 30 second break where you say mantras that help you come to peace with your own exploitation?
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Replying to @ConnorSpence_
Genuinely dystopian use of affirmations. And I *write* that kind of stuff!

Aug 15, 2022 · 5:16 AM UTC

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There is room for nuance here. Are the positive affirmations here nothing more than capitalist appropriations, or is it possible to see room between the extremes of fatalist acceptance of drudgery and making the absolute best of a difficult situation with a known technique?
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I'm becoming increasingly sure that all of these positive psychology techniques become poison in the hands of the powerful.
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Do you "notice the good" though? 🤔
Scary, isn't it?
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You were the only Dem on offer that was likeable in 2020
Mindfulness. At the souvenir shop at Guantánamo Bay.
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