Ehrenreich explores how “Positive thinking has … entered into a kind of symbiotic relationship with American capitalism” (Ehrenreich 537) in a section of her article, “Bright-Sided,” which primarily focuses on optimism in the United States. Simply by including a paragraph about the relationship between positive thinking and buying products, she eludes to a deeper analysis of buying more products which was articulately achieved in Laurence Shames article, “The More Factor.” The trend of both articles is for Americans to continue to want more and better products. When companies fulfill what the consumers want they must grow in size and continue to strive to pull customers in or else they will be edged out by the “next big thing.” The reason why
