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How to Talk to People: ‘Everyone Used to be Nicer,’ And Other Persistent Myths

How to Talk to People: ‘Everyone Used to be Nicer,’ And Other Persistent Myths

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A new study explains why your sense that people have gotten worse is a psychological illusion.

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A lot of people are plagued by the feeling that society used to be
better, that neighbors were more helpful, that strangers once
talked to you. Some people channel that belief into political
action, as in the Make America Great Again movement. A new study
explains why the sense that people and the culture have gotten
worse is a psychological illusion. This special episode
features Hanna Rosin, the host of Radio Atlantic. Subscribe and
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