Modern Wisdom

#602 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 14 Shocking Lessons About Human Nature

Mar 16, 2023

Gurwinder Bhogal, a programmer and writer known for his sharp insights on human nature, shares his thoughts on the complexities of social dynamics. He discusses why asking questions can be selfish and how the fear of being wrong often trumps the desire to be right. Bhogal explores cancel culture's uneven impact, the importance of empathy in debate, and the perils of censorship in today's media landscape. He also touches on the propagation of ideologies and the psychological barriers to genuine self-expression, making for a thought-provoking conversation.

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The Third Paradox of Defeating Your Opponent

04:01

The Importance of Allowing People to Speak Freely & Wittgenstein's Ruler

01:38

The importance of unique questions and creating a vibe in podcasting

01:21

The chilling effect of punishment

01:00

Intro

6min

The Dilemma of Authenticity in a Censured Society

12min

Cunningham's Law and Human Dynamics

17min

Schultz's Razor: Conformity and Fear in Ideology

29min

Mindsets in Debate: Understanding vs. Winning

21min

The Dynamics of Cancel Culture and Celebrity Protection

4min

Breaking Psychological Barriers

8min

The Propagation of Ideologies: Meme Theory Explained

5min

The Shift in Atheist Ideologies

10min

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Navigating AI Discourse and Content Creation

3min

Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer.

Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He’s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It's fantastic, and today we go through some of my favourites.

Expect to learn why asking questions is the most selfish thing you can do, why people create hatred in an attempt to feel love, the real danger of censorship, why it's more important to avoid being wrong than try to be right, what postjournalism is and why you need to understand it, how to win every debate even if you lose, why you should never take an internet insult personally and much more...

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