We show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced, and suggest that this illusion has implications for research on the misallocation of scarce resources, the underuse of social support and social influence.

“We show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced, and suggest that this illusion has implications for research on the misallocation of scarce resources, the underuse of social support and social influence.”

I think EVERYONE should read this… it is so easy for media to manipulate people into thinking that the world is somehow darker, weirder, or more dangerous than it was before… I think this article will help people think critically about what inflammatory news tells them

  • young_broccoli@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Not just you, this is probably spez trying to annoy us (he is childish and petty like that)
    It lives from attention, dont look at it, dont talk to it, we must starve it.

    You can block it from the window that appears if you hoover your pointer over its name