You 2.0: Fighting Despair

Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain Media

Arts, Science, Performing Arts, Social Sciences

4.6 • 40.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Every morning, you wake up and face the world. What does it look like to you? Do you see a paradise of endless opportunities, where people are friendly and helpful? Or a world filled with injustice, where people cannot be trusted? In the final installment of this year's You 2.0 series, we talk with psychologist Jamil Zaki about how we become disillusioned and distrustful of the world, and how to balance realism with hope.

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0:00.0	This is Hidden Brain. I'm Shankar Vedanthem.
0:04.0	A few short years ago, if you needed to buy something, you would take a walk down to a corner shop or go to a mall.
0:12.0	If you wanted to watch a movie, you went to a theater. On nights you didn't
0:15.8	want to cook, you stepped out to a restaurant. Shopping, entertainment and dining brought us
0:22.0	into contact with other people.
0:24.0	Waiting in line at checkout or standing in a crowded bar,
0:27.0	we encountered a wide spectrum of humanity.
0:30.0	Nice people, mean people, boring people.
0:33.0	Boring people.
0:36.0	Today, many of us choose convenience and comfort over connection.
0:41.0	Need something from the grocery store?
0:43.4	Plug your order into your phone.
0:45.4	Want to see a movie?
0:46.8	Fire up Netflix on your computer.
0:49.4	Need to check in on friends?
0:51.4	Hop on Instagram. You can pay someone to walk your dog or stand in line for you at
0:56.9	a concert. Dating apps allow you to check out potential mates from the safety of your couch. Why go out when you can order in?
1:08.6	Some time ago the food delivery app seamless launched an ad campaign plastering signs all over the
1:15.0	New York City subway in bright colors with big yellow font the
1:19.3	ads red over 8 million people in New York City and we help you avoid them all.
1:27.0	How do we get here?
1:29.0	When did the world become a place where friendship meant liking a photo.
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