Reporter Sean Illing asked psychologist Paul Bloom in a December 2017 Vox interview: "So cruelty isn’t an accident or an aberration, but something central to who and what we are?" He answered: "It’s many things, and I don’t think there’s ever going to be a magic bullet theory of cruelty. I think some cruelty is born of dehumanization. I …
Reporter Sean Illing asked psychologist Paul Bloom in a December 2017 Vox interview: "So cruelty isn’t an accident or an aberration, but something central to who and what we are?" He answered: "It’s many things, and I don’t think there’s ever going to be a magic bullet theory of cruelty. I think some cruelty is born of dehumanization. I think some cruelty is born out of a loss of control. I think some cruelty is born out of an instrumental desire to get something you want — sex, money, power, whatever." Thom's examples all track.
Bloom also said: "We need a culture less obsessed with power and honor and more concerned with mindfulness and dignity." The Biden Build Back Better plan is about dignity. This could be an important week concerning choices.
Reporter Sean Illing asked psychologist Paul Bloom in a December 2017 Vox interview: "So cruelty isn’t an accident or an aberration, but something central to who and what we are?" He answered: "It’s many things, and I don’t think there’s ever going to be a magic bullet theory of cruelty. I think some cruelty is born of dehumanization. I think some cruelty is born out of a loss of control. I think some cruelty is born out of an instrumental desire to get something you want — sex, money, power, whatever." Thom's examples all track.
Bloom also said: "We need a culture less obsessed with power and honor and more concerned with mindfulness and dignity." The Biden Build Back Better plan is about dignity. This could be an important week concerning choices.