The Happiness Industry

(William Davies)

Understand the contemporary concern of companies and governments for happiness and the development of well-being quantification technologies.

Highlights from this book summary:

In our society, happiness is the central concern of governments and companies;

The way we deal with unhappiness is the result of a political association of psychology that serves the ruling classes;

The internet has made mass psychological research possible;

The way in which this system is structured neutralizes the possibility of political criticism.

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