When economy monetizes emotional maladaptation better than society adapts
YogeshMalik · x · 2026-08-15
The post raises a critical socioeconomic question: What happens when an economy becomes more efficient at monetizing our inability to emotionally adapt to the future than society is at actually adapting to it? It touches on the structural tension where anxiety is commercialized and human vulnerabilities are exploited for growth in the algorithmic age.
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