He continually finds that his feelings are hurt. He is perpetually putting up a front. The self-cultivator spends more energy trying to display the fact that he is happy--posting highlight reel Facebook photos and all the rest--than he does actually being happy. #DavidBrooks

- September 02, 2025

He continually finds that his feelings are hurt. He is perpetually putting up a front. The self-cultivator spends more energy trying to display the fact that he is happy--posting highlight reel Facebook photos and all the rest--than he does actually being happy. #DavidBrooks
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He continually finds that his feelings are hurt. He is perpetually putting up a front. The self-cultivator spends more energy trying to display the fact that he is happy--posting highlight reel Facebook photos and all the rest--than he does actually being happy. #DavidBrooks

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