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   Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 19:16:41 JST Brendan Jones

   While Trump and US frame this article, its premise of how values shape our society is deeply applicable to everyone, everywhere, so I highly recommend the read no matter where you are in the world.

   “We talk about society’s rightward journey. We talk about polarisation and division. We talk about isolation and the mental health crisis. But what underlies these trends is a shift in values. This is the cause of many of our dysfunctions; the rest are symptoms.”

   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/29/donald-trump-americans-us-culture-republican #politics

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     Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 19:17:59 JST Brendan Jones

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     “Some psychologists believe our values tend to cluster around certain poles, described as “intrinsic” and “extrinsic”. People with a strong set of intrinsic values are inclined towards empathy, intimacy and self-acceptance. They tend to be open to challenge and change, interested in universal rights and equality, and protective of other people and the living world.”

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     Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 19:18:48 JST Brendan Jones

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     “People at the extrinsic end of the spectrum are more attracted to prestige, status, image, fame, power and wealth. They are strongly motivated by the prospect of individual reward and praise. They are more likely to objectify and exploit other people, to behave rudely and aggressively and to dismiss social and environmental impacts. People with a strong set of extrinsic values are more likely to suffer from frustration, dissatisfaction, stress, anxiety, anger and compulsive behaviour.”

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     Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 19:19:51 JST Brendan Jones

     “This process is known as policy feedback, or the “values ratchet”. The values ratchet operates at the societal and the individual level: a strong set of extrinsic values often develops as a result of insecurity and unfulfilled needs. These extrinsic values then generate further insecurity and unfulfilled needs.”

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     Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 19:20:42 JST Brendan Jones

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     “We are not born with our values. They are shaped by the cues and responses we receive from other people and the prevailing mores of our society. They are also moulded by the political environment we inhabit. If people live under a cruel and grasping political system, they tend to normalise and internalise it, absorbing its dominant claims and translating them into extrinsic values. This, in turn, permits an even crueller and more grasping political system to develop.”

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     Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 19:21:07 JST Brendan Jones

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     “If, by contrast, people live in a country in which no one becomes destitute, in which social norms are characterised by kindness, empathy, community and freedom from want and fear, their values are likely to shift towards the intrinsic end.”

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     Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 19:21:17 JST Brendan Jones

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     “This process is known as policy feedback, or the “values ratchet”. The values ratchet operates at the societal and the individual level: a strong set of extrinsic values often develops as a result of insecurity and unfulfilled needs. These extrinsic values then generate further insecurity and unfulfilled needs.”

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     Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 19:34:58 JST Brendan Jones

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     • Jonathan Schofield

     @urlyman Thanks, will have a listen.

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     Jonathan Schofield (urlyman@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 19:34:59 JST Jonathan Schofield

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     @Brendanjones this is also very very good https://overcast.fm/+nh1BvrAG8