THE CONTRARIAN PRESS

  • Happiness Is a Modern Delusion: Why the Pursuit of Happiness Is Making Us Miserable

    “The pursuit of happiness” — the sacred cow of Western ideology — has become the millstone around our necks. The problem isn’t the desire for happiness itself. It’s the delusional expectation that happiness is a permanent state, a goal to be achieved and maintained indefinitely, like abs after a juice cleanse. The Myth of Permanent…

  • Charity Is Selfish: Why Giving Is Just Ego in Disguise

    “Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.” — St. Augustine We like to think charity is sacred — the final refuge of compassion in a cold, capitalist world. But what if it’s just self-interest dressed in sanctimony? Charity, in most of its modern forms, is not altruism. It’s image management. It lets people feel morally…

  • Meritocracy is a Fallacy: Why Hard Work is Idiocy

    We’ve all been sold the same shiny lie: “If you work hard, you’ll succeed.” Ah, the core belief of meritocracy. The idea that life is a fair race where everyone starts at the same line, armed with nothing but grit, determination, and maybe a motivational TED Talk. But let’s take a closer look – does…