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Can Happy People Change the World?

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Clay Routledge
Jul 19, 2024
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Years ago, I remember seeing a bumper sticker that declared, "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." In our current media landscape, outrage has become a popular strategy to capture attention. A growing proportion of news headlines now convey anger, fear, disgust, and sadness, while emotionally neutral headlines are on th…

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