Why Are We More Divided Than Ever? - Michael Morris - #874
Modern Wisdom About this episode
Michael Morris is a professor of cultural psychology at Columbia University and an author. Why are humans so tribal? Despite our capacity for empathy and inclusion, why do we always gravitate toward groups of similar individuals? And is there such a thing as good tribalism? Expect to learn why tribalism exists and how it evolved in humans, why we can hate people outside of our group and why we become hostile, if the modern world has worsened tribal instincts, whether tribalism is actually a good thing for our society, why so many people identify as not the opposition instead of as for their own group and much more… Timestamps: (00:00) Why Does Tribalism Exist? (07:45) Is Tribalism An ‘Us’ or ‘Them’ Thing? (12:00) How the Modern World Encourages Tribalism (20:10) Tribalism Vs Polarisation (25:01) What People Become Tribal About (33:05) The Origin of Hero Instinct (42:36) The Role of Our Inner Conscience (57:44) Why We Care About Our Ancestors (01:08:26) What Causes Tribes to Change? (01:15:02) The Psychology of Cults (01:19:14) Tribes in Times of Threat & Peace (01:34:34) Where to Find Michael Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get up to $600 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a 20% discount & free shipping on your Chairman Pro at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM20) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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