#411 — The Victimhood Pandemic

Sam Harris speaks with Scott Barry Kaufman about Scott’s new
book, Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself,
and Realize Your Full Potential. They discuss victimhood culture,
narcissism and psychopathy, the personality traits of successful
individuals, the dark triad of personality traits, how victimhood
culture presents on the Left vs. the Right, free speech,
self-esteem and meaning in the age of AI, the replication crisis,
the personality traits of MAGA conservatives, IQ, psychedelics,
and other topics.


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