No.219659
some of it is definitely pushed by corporations because it's ultimately cheaper than actually dealing with workers and their issues. if a worker is stressed, you can help him internalize the problem and make the focus be on "emotional regulation", a personal failing, rather than questioning why such emotions arise in the first place (bad working conditions).
but also, people themselves are drawn towards these ideologies like mindfulness and stoicism because they're the tools of the hopeless. when you no longer believe that you can affect and control the outside world, your only choice is to learn how to deal with it internally. the idea that you could simply choose what you care about or relinquish all desires sounds very appealing, but unknowingly you also relinquish what tiny control you do and make things worse.
No.219660
it's a way to make us blame ourselves for the shitty status quo we came to live in
and to accept the world just the way it is without complaining for what the elites have been doing for the last 30 years or so
in short "you should learn to be happy with what little you have because you're going to have even less"
No.219661
>>219660>>219659it's like mindfulness has become the modern opiate of the masses. Instead of addressing the root causes of our collective stress and dissatisfaction, we're being told to breathe deeply and accept things as they are. It's a clever way to keep people from protesting or demanding change. By focusing on personal serenity, we ignore the systemic issues that actually need fixing. It's as if they're saying, "Don't worry about unfair wages or exploitation—just meditate and you'll feel better about it."
No.219705
Never forget that taxes turned human societies into behavioral sinks. We are all like cattle, even if we feel dissidence against the statu quo