Joy is an act of resistance


Hey Reader! One of my favorite T-shirts proclaims, "Joy Is an Act of Resistance." If you remember your time in elementary school, you've seen how this works: Teacher tries to shut someone down. The suppressed kid acts up behind the teacher's back. Class erupts in laughter. Teacher struggles to regain control. The stricter the teacher, the more joy we felt in rebelling, and the more humiliating the experience seemed to them. Why is this? Control is an illusion We can't control what other...