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How therapy-speak turned victimhood into currency

How therapy-speak turned victimhood into currency

The language of trauma cracked the code of the attention economy and turned mental health into the new luxury item. Also: Malcolm Gladwell, Roger McNamee, Harry Styles, street photography, and more.

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Sep 29, 2021
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