Why is it that attitudes of entitlement increase in society, and those who have more grateful attitudes decline? This is similar to the idea of why children that grow up in wealthy families become spoiled brats. The more prosperous the society, the more people feel that they are entitled to something. People move away from…
What is the psychology of tribalism, and why it’s causing the social experiment of multiculturalism to fail in western societies? What is Tribalism? Tribalism refers to a strong sense of loyalty and identity with a particular social group, often based on shared culture, ethnicity, religion, or other defining characteristics. Evolutionary Roots Tribalism has deep evolutionary…
What is the psychology of hate, what mindsets cause it, how it develops, and what hate can lead to if it continues to grow and fester? Potentially leading to extremism and evil acts. Groups & Individuals Hate can be focused towards individuals, and also entire groups of people. Hate towards groups is particularly dangerous. Probably…
This is a term taken from the Matrix, when Neo was offered a choice of taking the red pill or the blue pill. However, this term has been used by the more politically conservative types to suggest an awakening in terms of what is going on in the political world. If someone wants to continue…
These people have to be some of the most irritating, infuriating, and irrational people to have a disagreement or debate with the arrogant, manipulating narcissist. They are always attempting to twist things that you say. Is it possible to win a debate with them even when you have facts and evidence to back up your…
How people can be manipulated so easily and how this relates to cognitive biases and thinking distortions? Plus, why is critical thinking so important to the future of the human race, sanity, and perhaps even human survival? How the News Media Manipulate Views? All the media has to do is focus on one thing and…
What motivates most politicians? Why do they care about some issues, and not others? Sometimes politicians will ignore serious issues and focus on more trivial incidents, but why is this? Scoring Political Points Most politicians are only interested in certain issues if they can score political points. For example, caring about issues that affect minorities,…
According to research conducted at MIT, in general, false views and lies spread much faster and easier than true stories. MIT has published its findings in Journal Science on what sort of information travels faster and further on social media platforms, particularly Twitter/X. The data set ranges from 2006 to 2017, looking into posts that…
How and why civilizations fall, what are the warning signs, and is this currently happening to the western world? How Civilizations Fall? Political/Social Instability & Corruption Political corruption leads to political and social instability. When there is no longer a functioning democracy due to corruption, a society is in big trouble. We are seeing this…
This will be a explanation of what I think has gone seriously wrong with the political left, and why they will get crazier and more extreme, leading to their inevitable failure and self-destruction. How the far left has formed? Extreme ignorance is one. The incomplete one-sided understanding of history which demonises the western world, especially…