Saturday, December 21, 2019

They say money can’t buy happiness. But that doesn’t stop people from selling it.

--- Douglas Heaven, in his comment pieceof Manufacturing Happy Citizens: How the science and industry of happiness control our lives, by Edgar Cabanas and Eva Illouz, New Scientist, 31 August 2019

They say money can’t buy happiness. But that doesn’t stop people from selling it. Day passes to Goop’s wellness summit in London in June cost £1000, with weekend tickets (two nights in a hotel, a VIP Sunday workout and Goop-favourite meals) going for an eye-watering £4500.