Going ‘delulu’: being delusional is the new manifesting
by Alaina Demopoulos from Technology | The Guardian on (#6G767)
The idea, according to TikTok, is to set wild expectations for yourself - and convince your mind to believe in them
In the 1950s, Norman Vincent Peale called it positive thinking". In the noughties, Oprah promoted it through her talkshow as manifesting". Just six or so months ago, TikTok dubbed it lucky girl syndrome".
The belief that if you think it, it will come" has long been popular among the young and hopeful. Now it has another name: delulu - as in delusional.
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