I say this a lot, but all humans are heavily biased towards believing their in-group. For some people that’s basically all that matters. I feel like authoritarians, right wing authoritarians, are especially prone to this. Facts and figures don’t matter. It’s the emotional core of “fit in with the group” and “outsiders BAD” that’s driving it, and all the justifications come afterwards.
I don’t want to say anything like they’re like animals or subhuman, because this behavior is extremely human. We all do it to some extent. It’s just for some people it’s so dominant, and their in-group is so dangerously stupid, it’s a real problem for all of us.
I dunno. I like to think I’m not wired differently but maybe I am. I walk away from bullshit, any bullshit, and am angry about it. I don’t care if it’s my dad, teacher, a cop, the judge, or the president. I get upset when I’m lied to. I get frustrated when people are being assholes. The amount of trump I could stand was hearing my 9th grade, sex offender, business teacher trash talk him years before he ran for office.
Some people are more or less followers, but we all have it to some degree. You’re more likely to believe a trusted source than someone you’ve never met before. If your best bud tells you a game is good, you likely give it more credit than some random guy on the street, or a guy wearing the t-shirt for a sports team you hate.
Read the comic. It was beautiful. I’m not good at reading so I never furiously googled anything but in my head george had wood teeth. I swear I saw them at the ben franklin institute in jersey. Maybe those were ben franklins. Either way. My mind is protecting the idea of wood teeth for some reason.
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One thing I will say is I’m really happy with my ability to take in new information. I think about all the trans stuff and how kid me would probably furiously reject the notion that a transition is possible. Now, though, when I see examples of it I’m so glad I can just love those people as they are. It’s really hard to be hateful.
People, fortunately, can learn to be accepting. We know it because we exist. Still, bias towards “your people” is an evolutionary adaptation our brains have by default, so I’m not surprised a lot of people don’t grow out of it.
I say this a lot, but all humans are heavily biased towards believing their in-group. For some people that’s basically all that matters. I feel like authoritarians, right wing authoritarians, are especially prone to this. Facts and figures don’t matter. It’s the emotional core of “fit in with the group” and “outsiders BAD” that’s driving it, and all the justifications come afterwards.
I don’t want to say anything like they’re like animals or subhuman, because this behavior is extremely human. We all do it to some extent. It’s just for some people it’s so dominant, and their in-group is so dangerously stupid, it’s a real problem for all of us.
I dunno. I like to think I’m not wired differently but maybe I am. I walk away from bullshit, any bullshit, and am angry about it. I don’t care if it’s my dad, teacher, a cop, the judge, or the president. I get upset when I’m lied to. I get frustrated when people are being assholes. The amount of trump I could stand was hearing my 9th grade, sex offender, business teacher trash talk him years before he ran for office.
Some people are more or less followers, but we all have it to some degree. You’re more likely to believe a trusted source than someone you’ve never met before. If your best bud tells you a game is good, you likely give it more credit than some random guy on the street, or a guy wearing the t-shirt for a sports team you hate.
edit: I forgot i usually link this comic https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe
it’s a very similar idea
Read the comic. It was beautiful. I’m not good at reading so I never furiously googled anything but in my head george had wood teeth. I swear I saw them at the ben franklin institute in jersey. Maybe those were ben franklins. Either way. My mind is protecting the idea of wood teeth for some reason.
Edit: One thing I will say is I’m really happy with my ability to take in new information. I think about all the trans stuff and how kid me would probably furiously reject the notion that a transition is possible. Now, though, when I see examples of it I’m so glad I can just love those people as they are. It’s really hard to be hateful.
People, fortunately, can learn to be accepting. We know it because we exist. Still, bias towards “your people” is an evolutionary adaptation our brains have by default, so I’m not surprised a lot of people don’t grow out of it.