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Published · transcript-backedJoseph Henrich: belief
14 Dec 2016 Conversations with Tyler Joseph Henrich on WEIRD Societies and Life Among Two Strange Tribes (Live at Mason)
“I think that individualism is still increasing, certainly, I think in the last 50 years or so.”
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- Joseph Henrich
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- 14 Dec 2016
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Do you think that modern cultural evolution, at least in the US, is making people more individualistic and selfish, or do you think it’s leading to a more collectivist society? I think that individualism is still increasing, certainly, I think in the last 50 years or so. We now have psychological measures, for example conformity, showing that Americans have gotten less conformist over the last 50 years. Greater individualism, more concerned with self, more concerned with personal achievements. Self-enhancement is the psychological term: trying to make yourself look good. Last question.…
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