forced positivity vs forced negativity

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🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Ever been stuck in a situation with someone who can't stop blurting out toxic positivity? Or worse, someone who forces negativity just for the sake of having a hot take? This week Ben dives into the topic of forced negativity and forced positivity as it relates to online culture. He explores the YouTube comment section, TikTok comment etiquette, and influencers whose entire brand is based on being positive or negative. Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DramaMamaYouTube Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/DramaMamaBENOFTHEWEEK If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/DramaMamaBENOFTHEWEEK Follow Ben on YouTube Follow Ben on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, mamas.
0:05.6	Missed you very much.
0:07.3	Welcome back.
0:09.1	I want to talk today about force positivity and forced negativity.
0:15.0	These are two things that exist kind of on obscenes of the spectrum, but are very much
0:20.5	each other's twin and um, okay?
0:23.1	They are very similar.
0:26.2	And you know, a lot of people talk about force positivity.
0:29.9	That's not like new ground that I'm breaking.
0:31.9	Like guys, I just discovered, I just finished my science and my research and interviewed
0:37.6	10,000 humans and believe it or not, some people when they say they are happy, they're
0:43.1	not actually happy.
0:44.6	Not try to say that.
0:45.9	But force positivity is kind of a phenomenon that, you know, a lot of people are aware of.
0:50.7	But force negativity is kind of like a newer thing, kind of maybe a more younger and
0:56.5	like Gen Z thing.
0:58.5	And I feel like I haven't really heard that many people talk about it.
1:01.7	I'm going to talk about it and probably not know what I'm talking about.
1:06.6	So let's get into it.
1:07.6	Let's define really what force positivity is.
1:10.8	You encounter it like probably every single day, um, whether it be like you, you, someone,
1:18.1	you're having a bad day and someone comes up to you and be like, just.
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