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Normalizing catastrophes and catastrophizing normalcy (with Mike Pesca)
Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
Harms of Journalists Spreading Fearful Narratives
Spreading narratives about an impending civil war can have harmful repercussions. It can cause anxiety and distrust, push people to arm themselves, and increase high conflict. It also creates a plausible reason for self-defense but no reason for non-violence. The more we believe in this narrative, fueled by poorly designed polls, the closer we get to a civil war. It becomes a comedy within the population.
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