#122 - Intellectual Tribalism & Gladiators in the Virtual Coliseum
Metacognition, propaganda blindspots and performative agitation.
After a brief introduction to metacognition, Todd delves back into how people are born as storytellers, not truth seekers, and how the storytelling ape probably evolved out of a need for simple explanation and meaning. Also, why are we're so good at using critical thought to detect the "enemy's" bullish*t but so bad at sniffing out our own team's? After reflecting on the Facebook Wars, can we become organic pieces of agitation propaganda ourselves? Worse, can innate tribalism be exploited by agitprop-fueled hatred? Another question: gee, ya think?
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