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I find it excusable for Hollywood. Contentment doesn't look like much on a screen. Real life isn't dramatic enough to be interesting to others for most people m
by ahartmetz 6y ago
I find it excusable for Hollywood. Contentment doesn't look like much on a screen. Real life isn't dramatic enough to be interesting to others for most people most of the time.
But (looking from Germany) the American obsession with smiling while a large fraction of the population is on antidepressants, anti-anxiety medication and so on does seem a little insane. Happiness as a performance parameter, if you're not happy you fail.
- CountDrewku 6y agoAmerica has an obsession with happiness and when you're not happy you're immediately told something is wrong with you. You should be happy all the time! Feeling bad is wrong! I feel like Europeans don't have this automatic thought process where they expect things should be perfect and they ought to feel happy.
- mbrodersen 6y agoYep you are right. Being from Europe, I can’t stand the false happiness projected by some people.