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For actual information about Toxic Positivity, I think the following posts and articles are likely to be much more helpful: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-i

For actual information about Toxic Positivity, I think the following posts and articles are likely to be much more helpful: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-toxic-positivity-5093958 https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-toxic-positivity-509395... https://thepsychologygroup.com/toxic-positivity/ https://thepsychologygroup.com/toxic-positivity/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/tired-of-being-told-cheer-up-the-problem-of-toxic-positivity-11635858001 https://www.wsj.com/articles/tired-of-being-told-cheer-up-th... And I haven't read it yet, but I saw a new book on the subject is out "Toxic Positivity: Keeping it Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy": https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Positivity-Keeping-World-Obsessed-ebook/dp/B094VCFSZW https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Positivity-Keeping-World-Obsess...

WesolyKubeczek 4y ago
I feel like the whole Cheerful Fairy episode in the Hogfather has more substance than the linked article. And is fun to read. Although shitty articles sometimes give nice topics for a better discussion here in the comments, so why not.
curiousgal 4y ago
> Keeping it Real Not be confused with Dave Chappelle's sitcom https://youtu.be/D3U55usfJK8 https://youtu.be/D3U55usfJK8
JonShartwell 4y ago
I’d also add Barbara Ehrenreich’s Bright-sided, motivated in part by her irritation with people telling her to be positive after hearing about her cancer diagnosis https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113758696 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113758...