Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
As soon as we turn on the radio or television, or scroll through our social media feeds, a rush of tragic events scourges our minds. From pandemics to street violence, from clashes between countries to changes in climate: if we immerse ourselves in these messages long enough, the world becomes a terrible place.
When it’s all doom and gloom out there, one’s view of the outside world tends to be bleak. This video shares a couple of things that might change such bleak views by explaining why the world probably isn’t as terrible as we think, but, at the same time, it actually is.
The World isn't Nearly as Terrible as We Think (or is it?)
Relevant links:
bbc.com/future/article/20200512-how-the-news-changes-the-way-we-think-and-behave
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-020-00654-4
apa.org/news/press/releases/2017/11/lowest-point
ontario.cmha.ca/wp-content/files/2012/07/mass_media.pdf
guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/jscp.2018.37.10.751
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archive.org/details/NewspaperSto
archive.org/details/1933-JosephGoebbelsSprichtAlsVorrednerAdolfHitlersAm10.Februar1933
archive.org/details/Journali1940
archive.org/details/oi71432
archive.org/details/AliceInWonderland1988BurbankFilmsAustraliaRemasteredAndImprovedColor
archive.org/details/GeorgeBurnsGracieAllen-Thanksgiving
archive.org/details/62833_1411105289_s01_Spiegel_van_Nederland_No_9_62833
archive.org/details/ADC-5097
archive.org/details/62712_1411108732_s01_Spiegel_van_Nederland_62712
archive.org/details/fit_for_a_king
archive.org/details/0763_You_and_Your_Friends_E01756_02_37_55_14
archive.org/details/MotionPicture0023
Marcus Aurelius (1): commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Marcus_Aurelius_in_the_Baths_of_Diocletian_(Rome).jpg
Marcus Aurelius (2): commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Equestrian_statue_Marcus_Aurelius_replica,_head,_Capitole,_Rome,_Italy.jpg
Marcus Aurelius (3): commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubert_Robert_-_Landscape_with_the_Ruins_of_the_Round_Temple,_with_a_Statue_of_Venus_and_a_Monument_to_Marcus_Aurelius.jpg
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - Information is profit
03:16 - Selective perception
04:26 - The rabbit hole
06:55 - Things change, but don't
09:42 - We create reality
#echochamber #socialmedia #fakenews
As soon as we turn on the radio or television, or scroll through our social media feeds, a rush of tragic events scourges our minds. From pandemics to street violence, from clashes between countries to changes in climate: if we immerse ourselves in these messages long enough, the world becomes a terrible place.
When it’s all doom and gloom out there, one’s view of the outside world tends to be bleak. This video shares a couple of things that might change such bleak views by explaining why the world probably isn’t as terrible as we think, but, at the same time, it actually is.
The World isn't Nearly as Terrible as We Think (or is it?)
Relevant links:
bbc.com/future/article/20200512-how-the-news-changes-the-way-we-think-and-behave
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-020-00654-4
apa.org/news/press/releases/2017/11/lowest-point
ontario.cmha.ca/wp-content/files/2012/07/mass_media.pdf
guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/jscp.2018.37.10.751
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Purchase Stoicism for Inner Peace (affiliate links):
📘 Paperback: amzn.to/3wB9iHb
💻 Ebook: amzn.to/2RdjbKV
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💻 Ebook: amzn.to/35e23a5
Merchandise:
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🛍️ Merchandise design by Punksthetic Art:
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Creative Commons (attributions):
Archival footage:
archive.org/details/NewspaperSto
archive.org/details/1933-JosephGoebbelsSprichtAlsVorrednerAdolfHitlersAm10.Februar1933
archive.org/details/Journali1940
archive.org/details/oi71432
archive.org/details/AliceInWonderland1988BurbankFilmsAustraliaRemasteredAndImprovedColor
archive.org/details/GeorgeBurnsGracieAllen-Thanksgiving
archive.org/details/62833_1411105289_s01_Spiegel_van_Nederland_No_9_62833
archive.org/details/ADC-5097
archive.org/details/62712_1411108732_s01_Spiegel_van_Nederland_62712
archive.org/details/fit_for_a_king
archive.org/details/0763_You_and_Your_Friends_E01756_02_37_55_14
archive.org/details/MotionPicture0023
Marcus Aurelius (1): commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Marcus_Aurelius_in_the_Baths_of_Diocletian_(Rome).jpg
Marcus Aurelius (2): commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Equestrian_statue_Marcus_Aurelius_replica,_head,_Capitole,_Rome,_Italy.jpg
Marcus Aurelius (3): commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubert_Robert_-_Landscape_with_the_Ruins_of_the_Round_Temple,_with_a_Statue_of_Venus_and_a_Monument_to_Marcus_Aurelius.jpg
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - Information is profit
03:16 - Selective perception
04:26 - The rabbit hole
06:55 - Things change, but don't
09:42 - We create reality
#echochamber #socialmedia #fakenews
