According to Upworthy’s VP of marketing, Jennifer Lindenauer, success for both companies is the main objective, despite the downsizing.Hopefully, the company consolidation will serve to reach a wider user base and negate the overwhelming presence of distressing online news. As multiple outlets reported back in 2014, reading bad news can have a negative impact on your health.Both Good and Upworthy focus on releasing videos and news articles that are uplifting, with the end goal of creating a kinder, gentler society. When we read the news that makes us feel happy, “feel good” chemicals are released by the brain, which has a positive effect on the body — and that’s definitely something to smile about.