What accounts for this? What you find is that people who perceive themselves as having low status in a society often search for meaning in various ways, and one form that takes is believing in conspiracy theories.
People disillusioned by their status in society look for various kinds of patterns around them, ways to justify their place, and that often takes irrational forms like conspiracy theories.
Other times, it takes more normative forms like enhanced religious devotion. Feeling lower status also has the effect of leading people to feel that the system is rigged against them. And so you hear a lot in the news about lower-education white voters feeling left behind as a function of the current economy and the kind of political consequences that has. I would call it more polarization, but you can call it political tribalism. And it happens on the left and the right. A lot of the psychological problems you point to stem from our tendency to measure ourselves in terms of our social status.
But humans have done this since we started living in groups, and certainly since the emergence of private property and individual rights.
Do you think we would be healthier and happier if we had more poverty and less inequality? So how do we negotiate these tensions? You put it well. What works for Norway might not be the solution for America. But we have enough data to know that this is something we ought to do if we want to keep our societies stable and healthy. An informed electorate is essential to a functioning democracy. But our distinctive explanatory journalism is expensive. Support from our readers helps us keep our work free for everyone.
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Graphical depiction of polarization over time in the U. Adapted from Adris et al. Even if they return, they think differently, speak differently, and even eat differently. And what good is increased earnings potential when compared to eternal damnation?
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