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For the longest time, I held on to the notion that capitalism is really rational - ultimately, it's focused on numbers. At first I thought it was peculiar to breast cancer - the pink ribbon culture, the exhortations to be positive all the time. [...] China is now a big market for some of these motivational cults and speakers.
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The Books Interview: Barbara Ehrenreich
Why do so many people buy into what you call "the cult of positive thinking"?
In the United States, and to an extent in the UK, a "positive attitude" is mandatory in the workplace. You can be fired just for having a...See the full content of this document
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