The people that are less cognitively aware & have lower levels of honesty-humility are extremist side choosers. In fact, you have to work at not simply choosing sides, because #nepotism is an evolutionary adaptation.
#Religion? Choose a side! #Politics! Which side are you on? #War? Where do your loyalties lie? Wife or Husband arguing with a stranger? Whom do you side with? regardless of whose wrong or whose right?
@Susibryant
Wow, thanks!
Here I found more too:
https://x.com/jdcivicscience/status/1127285936977522688
https://www.sciencealert.com/more-than-half-of-americans-could-be-confused-about-arabic-numbers
So, #Tribalism is the point here in the real survey 
"An irrational belief in irrational ideas usually leads to irrational results" - Futurist Jim Carroll
So let's try and figure out what's going on.
I took today's quote, fed it to ChatGPT, and got the picture above which I used for today;'s 'inspiration' image.
Look, in the last little while, I've looked into the Science of Stupidity, the Science of Mistakes, and The Science of Regret. So why not the Science of Irrational Decisions, which I learned is often referred to as "cognitive distortions." There's a lot to be found online to explain where we are. Charts and stuff that explain the many different types of irrational decisions aka cognitive distortions.
There's even a course or two to take on it.
It's a fascinating topic, and as expected, there's a lot of research to be found. It's a wonderful rabbit hole to plunge into because you will find such papers as
Overcoming Cognitive Distortions; How to Recognize and Challenge the Thinking Traps that Make You Miserable.
That tracks. People seem to be pretty miserable right now because of the cognitive distortions they've gone through that got us to where we are today.
And, as might expected, there is to be a leadership / personal growth book about it, with the title Predictably IrrationalL: The Hidden Forces that Shape our Decisions, released back in 2008. It probably could use an update!
So let's dig in, shall we? Let's talk about why folks make poor choices about big economic and political issues that end up hurting everyone.
Here's what the science tells us. When people vote against their economic interests or support harmful policies, it's rarely because they're stupid. Their brains just don't always work in their best interest when dealing with complex global systems. Why is that? Our brains take shortcuts. We use mental rules of thumb that help us make quick decisions. This works fine for everyday choices but fails miserably when considering trade policy, inflation control, voting, or healthcare systems.
What happens to people in this circumstance? They get emotional about political and economic issues. Fear, anger, and tribalism cloud their judgment. When someone supports tariffs that will ultimately hurt local businesses because they sound "tough on foreign competition" - that's emotional reasoning drowning out economic reality. It's cognitive dissonance, plain and simple.
The kicker is that the condition leads to great uncertainty, which fuels itself creating more uncertainty in a vicious spiral.
It's complex, folks, and there is no easy way out.
Buckle up.
Read the rest of the post.
**#Irrationality** **#Cognition** **#Distortion** **#Economics** **#Politics** **#Decisions** **#Tribalism** **#Uncertainty** **#Bias** **#Denialism**
Probably not a shocking opinion on #mastodon - A lot of the shit #trump and the #GOP are doing now was made much easier--in some cases possible--by Democrats refusing to push back on illegal/improper/immoral things #Obama and even #BillClinton did. We handed trump a turnkey fascist state partly by Democrats failing to hold Democrats to the values Democrats claim to hold. #Tribalism is not restricted to #republicans.
If you read only one long article this month, it should be "The Anti-Social Century" by The Atlantic. I planned to write about #tribalism for a long time, as it bothers me a lot and often puts me in trouble. The article describes the road to #polarization
https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/the-anti-social-century/
@georgetakei DNC-funded astroturfer Takei: “tRuSt Us. We ReFuSeD To EvEn AtTeMpT tO sToP tHe GeNoCiDe We’Re OpEnLy FuNdInG. wE wOn’T eVeN pReTeNd To SuPpOrT sInGlE pAyEr. VoTe FoR uS. wE’rE oPeNlY cOrRuPt BuT dO yOu LiKe TrUmP?”
"The topicality of #Plato's #Allegory of the #Cave in relation to the #media #echo #chamber" by Peter Müller
Mr. Mueller's "Philosophical morsel from 08.04.2022" with a current reference of "Plato's Allegory of the Cave" fits from my point of view perfectly to a comment, where I also try Plato's Allegory of the Cave and to my essay "#Digital #Tribalism".
More on: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/05/20/platons-hoehlengleichnis/
>Jon Stewart & Jen Psaki Try To Understand WTF Is Going On? | The Weekly ...<
Eroding #Democracy 
#ConstitutionalCrisis
It's mammalian emotion that leads to this behavior, even though ethics initially arose from emotional reasoning. Emotion-based ethics have always been imperfect, however, and it's entirely possible and indeed preferable to conceive ethics through pure logic and reason, and the result is superior in every respect (from an egalitarian perspective).
The human species cannot advance on the Kardashev Scale with the noose of emotions firmly around its neck. We need to cut that noose.
"The topicality of #Plato's #Allegory of the #Cave in relation to the #media #echo #chamber" by Peter Müller
Mr. Mueller's "Philosophical morsel from 08.04.2022" with a current reference of "Plato's Allegory of the Cave" fits from my point of view perfectly to a comment, where I also try Plato's Allegory of the Cave and to my essay "#Digital #Tribalism".
More on: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/05/20/platons-hoehlengleichnis/
Source: Queer Majority
From the article: "The internet is surely one of the greatest inventions ever created, and one of the most dangerous. It brings us together by highlighting what we have in common, yet it also drives us apart by exacerbating our differences. The online community is a paradox in which the world is at once getting smaller and larger. We feel close to faraway people with whom we share mutual interests, but we feel further than ever from those with whom we disagree — even if they live in our own neighborhood. The ability to commune with like-minded people across the globe empowers us, but when we get lost in the affirming bubbles we create for ourselves, we forget how to get along with different types of people. In other words, online tribalism has made it difficult to find community in real life."
#Tribalism #QueerTribalism #SocialMedia #Internet
#Pride #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary
"#Filter #bubble - no access, closed society!" or "Nothing new from the #echo #chamber!"
- a feature on the phenomenon of "#digital #tribalism" -
Microfontest as Intro: "Test, Test, Di-gi-tal Tri-ba-lism..."
This essay represents the final part of my "Trilogy on Media Theory" (https://philosophies.de/index.php/category/medientheorie/) as it recurs to the previously postulated need for an "#informational #filtering #system" to reduce the "information overload" in #digital #media.
More at: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/01/21/digitaler-tribalismus/
What do you think it says about you, if someone saying Jesus told us to love not only our neighbors but our enemies as well, makes you feel insulted?
We have the privilege of choice. Choose better.
"#Filter #bubble - no access, closed society!" or "Nothing new from the #echo #chamber!"
- a feature on the phenomenon of "#digital #tribalism" -
Microfontest as Intro: "Test, Test, Di-gi-tal Tri-ba-lism..."
This essay represents the final part of my "Trilogy on Media Theory" (https://philosophies.de/index.php/category/medientheorie/) as it recurs to the previously postulated need for an "#informational #filtering #system" to reduce the "information overload" in #digital #media.
More at: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/01/21/digitaler-tribalismus/
>Fighting Back Against Trump II | The #CoffeeKlatch with Robert Reich<
#Podcast with #RobertReich & #HeatherLofthouse
>Wie Rousseau Trump voraussagte<
#Rousseau "Der #Gesellschaftsvertrag"
Die paradigmatische Voraussetzung für soziooekonomische #Ungleichheit und soziale #Gewalt als Ausdruck eines bürgerlichen #Elitarismus
#Bigotterie #Klassismus
#SozialeSegregation
#Trumpism #Tribalism #Oligarchy
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/wie-rousseau-trump-voraussagte-102.html
>What the Hell Is Going On With Young Men? - Talking #Politics With Mom Ep...<
#USA #Neoliberalism
#Masculinism #Manosphere
#Trumpism #Tribalism
#Oligarchy
#Authoritarianism
>Über das Zuhören - Der programmierten Ungeduld trotzen<
#BernhardPoerkson #Universität #Tuebingen
Strukturelle Barriere:
Refeudalisierung v. #SocialMedia & der Zusammenhang zu #Trumpism & #Tribalism
#Zuhören als e.kleine Schule der #Demokratie
Neue Formen der diskursiven #Begegnung ueber temporär Sozialraeume in d. #Kommunikation
Siehe auch die Bedeutung von
#PolitischeKommunikation als Imunisierung gegen #Hass & #Desinformation
Meanwhile, in our #TrumpVirus / #DeathSantis country of #tribalism
Yes, there IS a Gulf of America.
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
