‘Everyone Used to be Nicer,’ And Other Persistent Myths
Radio Atlantic
00:00
The Politics of Trust
Research shows that social trust has been declining in the US for decades. We are predisposed to believe that it's true, even when it's not," says David Frum. There are two cognitive biases that can combine to produce this illusion: biased exposure and biased memory. The badness of bad memories tends to fade faster than the goodness of good memories.
Transcript
Play full episode
