We've Never Been Meaner. Here's Why.
Oprah Winfrey and guest Dr. Jay Van Bavel explore why incivility and meanness have surged in modern society, attributing it not to a shift in human nature but to environmental triggers like stress, eroded social norms, and technology. They argue that collective action, empathy, and norm-s
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