The author emphasizes the pitfalls of relying on play-acting as a solution, which only masks the underlying issues instead of addressing them. The core narrative control in society revolves around the idea that everything is great or will be great, while ignoring real problems such as burnout and quitting. People in the Village of Happy People are struggling with increasing stress, decreased purchasing power of wages over decades, and the systemic nature of burnout. The taboo truth is that the system is broken because it breaks us, leading to a looming tsunami of burnout and quitting that is often unacknowledged.
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