There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. â William Shakespeare, Hamlet
Itâs easy to focus on or overweigh the negative things in the world. It could be argued that our bias towards âloss aversionâ primes humans to be this way. So, effort and training are required to look at data in an unbiased way. Just because we see more reports of something doesnât mean those things are increasing. It could be a reporting bias.
If I could add one requirement to the education system, it would be critical thinking skillsâespecially the ability to learn and spot logical fallacies. I think this is a foundational reason why democracies are slipping back towards fascism.
Itâs easy to focus on or overweigh the negative things in the world. It could be argued that our bias towards âloss aversionâ primes humans to be this way. So, effort and training are required to look at data in an unbiased way. Just because we see more reports of something doesnât mean those things are increasing. It could be a reporting bias.
If I could add one requirement to the education system, it would be critical thinking skillsâespecially the ability to learn and spot logical fallacies. I think this is a foundational reason why democracies are slipping back towards fascism.