How Self-Care Sold Out
From a radical feminist idea to a consumerist buzzword
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6 min readMar 6, 2021
Everything passes for self-care these days. It can be dancing to old 90s bangers in your undies or downing a white claw in a bathtub, ordering bacon-scented candles of Amazon, or popping a zit, self-care is no longer things that are good for your soul or long term well-being, but a balm to make you feel temporarily, just a tiny bit…
