I have experienced as violence the emergence of the culture of compul… — Jeremy Seabrook Quote #1

I have experienced as violence the emergence of the culture of compulsory industrialised joy, which is the companion of consumerism.

About this quote

What does it mean?: The author feels that the pressure to be happy constantly, driven by consumer culture, feels violent rather than uplifting.
In plain terms: Being forced to act happy by consumer culture feels violent and stressful.
What can you take from it?: Commercialized happiness can feel oppressive rather than liberating.

The feeling of violence might be subjective and not everyone experiences it that way.

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