Rant of the Day

Stop Pretending the Art of Gratitude is About Human Happiness

Gratitude practice is lazy, so very lazy

“I want no part of this ‘be thankful’ farce, thank you verra much.” / Public domain image: “Great American Hen and Young” from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars. Original from University of Pittsburg. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

I like getting a day off as much as the next person, but doesn’t American Thanksgiving seem kind of problematic to you?

Like, here’s a whole holiday to celebrate how some awful and ill-prepared religious extremists…