Free Will and the War Against Our Minds - Are We Becoming NPCs?

The Psychology of the 5 Types of Non-Player Characters - How to Fix Them and Be a Main Character Thinker.

The same story plays out online every day. The same people are getting outraged about the same things again and again. Like Clockwork.

The human brain is highly optimised to rely on heuristics and simplistic decisions. Modern media hijacks this system to control our beliefs and emotions based on the agenda of other people.

This episode helps listeners build autonomy over their beliefs and emotions by learning the different types of Non-Player-Character:

1. The Conformist NPC - Believes the consensus politically correct ideas
2. The Contrarian NPC - Believes the opposite of the consensus and seeks conspiracy
3. The Disciple NPC - Believes their preferred leader
4. The Tribalist NPC - Follows the tribe and us vs them mentality
5. The Averager NPC - Seeks the middle ground without understanding the merits of an argument.

Learn the psychology of the processes behind each NPC type and how different types of critical thinking systems or defence systems get turned on and off based simply on who delivers the message.

Building your own worldview is one of the most important things you can do in an increasingly confusing and polarised world.

Sources:

• Gurwinder - Why You Are Probably An NPC
• People Shot to Death by US Police By Race
• FBI Crime Data
• USA National Suicide Data
• Journal Review: Health of Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated Children
• Vaccine Research Overview: The Vaccine Question

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Chapters:

00:00 Psychology of Modern Culture and Predictability of Crowds

01:24 The Brain's Information Processing Shortcuts

03:09 Gurwinder on NPC's

04:48 System One and System Two Thinking

07:08 The Influence of Social Media and Algorithms

07:56 #1 The Conformist NPC

14:38 #2 The Contrarian NPC

21:49 #3 The Disciple NPC

26:03 #4 The Tribalist NPC

30:29 #5 The Averager NPC

36:51 Strategic Cognitive Resource Allocation

38:12 Recap of NPC Types and Strategies

39:31 The Importance of Selective Deep Thinking

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