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2. Political Sectarianism: The Role of Outrage Porn - Peter Ditto - Part Two

Outrage Overload: Staying grounded through science and balanced perspectives
Outrage Overload: Staying grounded through science and balanced perspectives
Episode • Dec 8, 2022 • 33m

How democracy runs counter to almost all of our evolutionary tendencies


In this episode we conclude our interview with Professor Peter H. Ditto, where we continue our discussion of political polarization and "outrage porn" including how we overestimate the extremism of the other side and their hatred of us and various other distortions that get in the way of productive dialogue, as well as things like the Big Sort and loyalty tests.

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