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Why do we blame one person for systemic harm and wait for one person to fix it? Same cognitive shortcut, opposite direction.
I pull from scapegoat theory, compensatory control, collective narcissism, and the superhero formula.
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The traits that help people gain power are the same ones that make them terrible at keeping the peace. This week on PsyberSpace: the psychology of leaders who choose war, and what the research says we can do about it.
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The MBTI brings in an estimated $70 million a year. Up to 76% of people get a different result when they retake it five weeks later.
How did it become a corporate fixture anyway?
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Ever wonder why some people move through hard experiences and others stay stuck for years? It has almost nothing to do with toughness.
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The pipeline from SkinnyTok to tradwife to far-right ideology is real. psyber.space/episodes/specim…
Research shows that commenting on someone's body in the name of health concern produces the exact physiological stress responses that contribute to poor health outcomes. The "concern" doesn't help. It makes things measurably worse. psyber.space/episodes/specim…
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Why does catching someone using AI feel so satisfying? Five hidden motives behind the glee, and how to catch yourself doing it too bit.ly/4h6d0T8
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New PsyberSpace on the psychology of synthetic junk and what it's actually doing to your attention, your trust, and your sense of meaning. #AISlop
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Thousands of people are using ChatGPT and Claude as therapists, friends, and confidants. The tools weren't built for that, and the outcomes aren't good. bit.ly/4s3Wndk
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EdTech - friend or foe? On this episode, I unpacked the psychological impact of technology in the classroom. Explore the nuances of tech tension and discover strategies to harness EdTech's power while protecting student wellbeing. Tune in: bit.ly/48rrybw
87.5% of creators in my study modify their language to avoid algorithmic suppression. 82% do it preemptively, just in case. The algorithm doesn't need to act for its effect to be felt. I studied the psychological cost for my dissertation. bit.ly/4gQ6AHv
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Meta just lost two major child harm lawsuits.
The immediate proposed fix: age verification laws and digital IDs.
But Meta spent $26.3M lobbying FOR those laws in 2025. The bills exempt social media platforms.
So who does this actually protect?
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Your algorithm isn't just predicting what you like. It's shaping what you like, through a psychological mechanism called the mere exposure effect. The more you see something, the more you prefer it — often without realizing it. New PsyberSpace: psyber.space/episodes/the-de…
Millions can name their "love language." Few know the man who invented it wasn't a psychologist, ran no studies, and built the whole thing from being annoyed at how his wife loaded the dishwasher. New PsyberSpace® - Listen at psyber dot space
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New episode: Cornell researchers found that workers most impressed by corporate jargon scored lowest on analytic thinking and decision-making. And they spread it.
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Forever Wars Shrink the Future: What Endless War Does to the Human Mind
Endless war does not just destroy lives. It can shrink people’s sense of tomorrow. bit.ly/4l3x9ZL
New PsyberSpace: This week I'm looking at why uncertainty does so much damage, how profit-driven layoffs are making it worse, and what happens when trust in leadership collapses on top of it. bit.ly/4xI7JqK
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Men spent last week debating whether "62 million" was the right number in the CNN rape academy story. Meanwhile, the site is still online. The women in their lives noticed both things. Episode on the psychology of minimization and what it costs women: bit.ly/4tpHR0f
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Age gates sold as protecting kids from social media will be used for content moderation, law enforcement, marketing, political control. Always. Every time. Without exception. That's what function creep means. bit.ly/4k66r27
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"Give 100%" is one of the most psychologically corrosive phrases in American work culture, and this week on PsyberSpace we pull it apart. bit.ly/4dBQmQr