Feeling Good Inc: Misery Tourism Needs To End

“You got a new horizon, it’s ephemeral style
A melancholy town where we never smile
And all I wanna hear is the message beep” — Feeling Good Inc by the Gorillaz

Growing up in the early 80s, my Saturday cartoons were routinely interrupted by commercials begging us to save the hungry kids in Africa. These commercials were designed to tug at your heartstrings. They pitched the idea that for the cost of a cup of coffee (this was pre-Starbucks), you…