19 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Nature - Gurwinder Bhogal

Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer.

Gurwinder is one of my favourite X 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 what the Oxytocin paradox is, why anxiety is now the most common mental health condition in the world and why the Rumpelstiltskin Effect might be to blame, the reason why 20% and 40% of undergraduates at many elite American universities are now registered as disabled, what AI will do and make to best steal our attention, why 1% of users generate 99% of the content you see online, whether you’re the person who doesn’t know how to improve their life or someone who doesn’t know when to stop and much more…

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0:00 Are Empathetic People Actually Cruel?
8:19 Does a Diagnosis Actually Solve Anything?
20:09 Why is Everyone Claiming to Be Disabled?
23:09 The Harmful Power of Slopaganda
25:34 Can Truth Survive the Information Flood?
33:00 Why Social Media Isn’t Real Life
36:41 The Influx of Red Pill Content
42:04 Is Stress the Key to Happiness?
58:21 Do Standards Always Outweigh Capacity?
01:02:23 Why We Specialise in Our Weaknesses
01:10:16 Is Main Character Syndrome Driving Delusional Worldviews?
01:17:28 Why You Should Argue Like Your Opponent Will Win
01:22:01 Will Everything Eventually Become Illegal?
01:24:46 The Hype Cycle of New Technology
01:31:32 Nature vs Nurture: What Really Shapes Us?
01:34:41 Your View of the World is a Confession of Your Character
01:38:04 Is Optimistic Pessimism the Best Way to Live?
01:43:29 Where to Check Out Gurwinder

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