From the imperative of optimism towards a goody spirituality: indifference, self-centering and stoicism
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The present work is about a notorious dual trend, observed today: on the one hand, considering that optimism, easy and goody laughter, even in the face of adversity, should be a desirable and enforceable attitude; on the other hand, a docile, selfcentered, egocentric spirituality. Both movements, in addition to leading an impressive merchandising industry, expressed in books, music, therapeutic products and workshops, leave the individual positioned outside of any political discussion or social activism; rather, they promote stoicism and self-centering. Both trends show the profound influence that neoliberalism has on the subjective constitution of individuals. Far from setting innocuous and inconsequential subjectivities, politically speaking, they mold subjects steady drunken of themselves, with a compulsion to be entrepreneurs of their selves, or some insipid beings of light and hyper-friendly managers of emotions, who, without major differences, can present a myopia concerning the social context that contains unrest and injustice.
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