Brendan O’Neill on Elliot Rodger and Therapy Culture

One of the
terrifying, achievements of the modern cult of therapy has been to
churn out a generation of people completely focused on the self and
in constant need of validation from others, writes Brendan O’Neill.
If we are going to say that any kind of “culture” was responsible
for Elliot Rodger’s rampage—and that is always a dangerous thing to
do, since it lessens Rodger’s own moral responsibility for what he
did—then we might want to examine the impact of the mainstream
therapy culture in which he was thoroughly immersed.

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