Why Are We More Divided Than Ever? - Michael Morris

Michael Morris is a professor of cultural psychology at Columbia University and an author. Why are humans so tribal? Despite our capacity for empathy and inclusion, why do we always gravitate toward groups of similar individuals? And is there such a thing as good tribalism? Expect to learn why tribalism exists and how it evolved in humans, why we can hate people outside of our group and why we become hostile, if the modern world has worsened tribal instincts, whether tribalism is actually a good thing for our society, why so many people identify as not the opposition instead of as for their own group and much more… - 00:00 Why Does Tribalism Exist? 07:45 Is Tribalism An ‘Us’ or ‘Them’ Thing? 12:00 How the Modern World Encourages Tribalism 20:10 Tribalism Vs Polarisation 25:01 What People Become Tribal About 33:05 The Origin of Hero Instinct 42:36 The Role of Our Inner Conscience 57:44 Why We Care About Our Ancestors 1:08:26 What Causes Tribes to Change? 1:15:02 The Psychology of Cults 1:19:14 Tribes in Times of Threat & Peace 1:34:34 Where to Find Michael - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/