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408. Jordan Peterson & Sam Harris Try to Find Something They Agree On

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Risks of Twitter in shaping delusional and psychopathic behavior. Sam & JBP

Social media, particularly Twitter, has created a feedback loop that erodes rational discourse and amplifies narcissistic tendencies and manufactured outrage. It may be facilitating delusional and psychopathic behavior, as research suggests that it attracts individuals with dark tetrad personality traits. This environment also affects the general population, potentially driving polarization and significantly differing from real-life interactions. Such compression of communication towards psychopathic tendencies is considered extremely dangerous with uncertain broad-scale social consequences.

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