"Happiness", An Animated Mirror Into Our Culture • Discoverology

“Happiness”, An Animated Mirror Into Our Culture

“Happiness”, by Steve Cutts, is a brilliant jab at our Trumpian universe, where people have been brainwashed into believing that the newest device, car, hot partner, or pill will fulfill our inner yearning for peace.

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