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The illusion of moral decline - Nature (www.nature.com)

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"We show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced, and suggest that this illusion has implications for research on the misallocation of scarce resources, the underuse of social support and social influence."

I think EVERYONE should read this... it is so easy for media to manipulate people into thinking that the world is somehow darker, weirder, or more dangerous than it was before... I think this article will help people think critically about what inflammatory news tells them

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think their take is nuanced enough. They're talking in black and white terms, like either there is moral decline or there's not. What seems to be happening is that people who lack morals are often drawn to positions of power over others. This is leading to an imbalance of declining morals in our leadership. It's not all of us, but when they have control over the situation they're going to have a disproportionate impact.

[–] chillhelm 1 points 1 year ago

What you are describing fits so perfectly into the study, it's almost comical. You are saying "It's not the people in my immediate surroundings that are like that it's those others that are morally decaying our society."

Especially in the context of this study you need to have some better proof than your personal perception for "an imbalance of declining morals."