It’s such a ridiculous premise too, like people are being tricked into being happy. If propaganda worked that way then everybody in the west would be positively ecstatic given that US has the biggest and most sophisticated propaganda machine in history.
Part of it is intent, like they do have the biggest propaganda machine in history, but it’s tuned towards making people angry and miserable. The closest thing you have to ‘happiness’ propaganda are those ads that suggest therapy where if you go for them your boss will fire you.
It’s such a ridiculous premise too, like people are being tricked into being happy. If propaganda worked that way then everybody in the west would be positively ecstatic given that US has the biggest and most sophisticated propaganda machine in history.
Part of it is intent, like they do have the biggest propaganda machine in history, but it’s tuned towards making people angry and miserable. The closest thing you have to ‘happiness’ propaganda are those ads that suggest therapy where if you go for them your boss will fire you.