Fuck Happiness: Choosing Radical Joy

Fuck Happiness: How Women Are Ditching the Cult of Positivity and Choosing Radical Joy Ariel Gore takes a deep dive into the optimism industrial complex, reading the history, combing the research, attending the conferences, interviewing the thought leaders, and exploring her own and her friends' personal experiences and desires. Fuck Happiness is a nuanced, thoughtful examination of what happiness means and to whom, how it's played a role in defining modern gender roles and power structures, and how we can all have a more empowered relationship with joy.