Coercing others into smiling is probably the original sin of authoritarianism. That's what makes it so much worse than mere sadism/assholery
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special circle of hell for those who induce preference falsification (at scale)
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Žižek calls "Enjoy!" fundamental injunction of the superego for the same reason.
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starts with babies and small children. At a young age you can still see the discomfort and confusion on their faces ☹️
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. still remember learning that smiling for pictures wasnt some universal social rule, but just something I'd been told. Wasn't long ago.
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This was well put to work in David Tennant's performance as Killgrave in "Jessica Jones". The toothsome red flag.
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