The End of History Illusion

When things suck we think they will never get better and that no good could ever come out of it the forecast is always stasis in our brains. Neil cites a study called end of history illusion authored in part by harvard social psychologist daniel gilbert. People may believe who they are today is pretty much who they will be tomorrow despite the fact that it isn't who they were yesterday. Social media makes us think everything's a little bit worse than it is because that's what gets eyeballs so we can keep consuming more advertisements.

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