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New research into the psychological roots of greed shows that greed may mean access to more money and luxuries, but at the cost of damaging literally everything else.
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When people go out of their way to avoid backlash, it taxes the mind. Now, researchers want to know how to make inclusivity easier on the brain.
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Incels may have popularized the idea of being blackpilled, but now existential surrender is the dangerous new hotness in all corners of social media.
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We’ve made such a deal of being happy and optimistic, it’s making us more fatalistic, depressed, and in denial. So how do we find real happiness?
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A massively profitable global industry got that way by showing people only what they already believe. Now we’re dealing with the fallout.
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The quest for a minimalistic life could be the best thing for the future of humanity.
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New research says that talking to strangers has a lot of mental benefits. And they may just help us out of the societal mess we’re in today.
# oddities
Today’s conspiracy theorists are baffling to old school skeptics because their motives are completely different, much simpler, and much more disturbing.
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Mastering your emotions and understanding what others feel and why can make you more resistant to fake news and social media hoaxes.
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Some of those who claim to be victims fighting against injustice may have much darker motives than they’ll admit, even to themselves…