A neoliberal trance
We are repeatedly told that to change the world, we have to work on ourselves - by changing our minds to be more accepting of circumstances. We are told to look inward and to manage ourselves at the expense of critical thinking.
Mindfulness promises a good life, enticing us to accept things as they are. We are perhaps sold a cruel optimism.
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