This is the kind of pop-psychology I love. It’s not entirely unrelated to the thesis of the “Happiness Hypothesis” that we’re 95% elephant that does whatever the fuck it wants and 5% of rider hanging on like grim death steering it away from the tar pit[1].
So why does Oprah persist in plugging this shit uncritically? Because it “feels right”. That’s right, we think with our feelings and the plural of anecdote is data. Or not.
I do kinda get the feeling that the tide is now turning; critical thinkers are getting more militant about exposing such intellectual fraud and that we’re beginning to get the message out. Now all we need are media that will cover the retractions as well as the hype.
[1] Sorry, I’ve been to the La Brea tar pits in LA recently so it’s an appealing metphor.
