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Episode 264: The Rule You Follow (The Coen Brothers' "No Country for Old Men")

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The Illusion of Moral Decline

A paper that just came out in nature, Andrew Mastrioni and Dan Gilbert called the illusion of moral decline. They say we make this error of judgment for a couple of reasons. We're constantly bombarded with bad news about the world around us. In our memory, we kind of launder our memories. So because of that, we're constantly thinking things are getting worse.

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