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The Hacking of the American Mind

the Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains
Oct 24, 2019
The Hacking of the American Mind provides deep insight on how the average american lives their lives. It focuses on how integrated industries are in our daily lives. After reading this, lots of things that I did in my life suddenly made much more sense and I could connect to what corporations are doing to take advantage. I think that this book is attacking the basis of our society, money. We think that if we have lots of money, we will be happy. This book compares and contrasts reward and content. The author argues that reward is short-term high, such as dopamine, but content is long term happiness, and money only brings us short-term highs. I think that society has made us this way, as we spend almost all of our lives pursuing money and not happiness. If we are to live our lives to the fullest, we must radically change the way society works. I think that we are too caught up in our own lives and earning money to actually do what we want to do. Working 9am-5pm five days a week doesn’t allow one to do anything creative with their minds. I rated this book a 10/10 because of how well the author debunks the root issues in society and find how morally corrupt it is. I think that this is a must read for anyone looking for a change in their life, as it could provide details on why something may be happening to them and help encourage change in their lifestyle. This book was written with lots of purpose to inform people of what society demands from us in terms of taking away our pursuit of happiness,