096| THE AGE OF BIAS

 
 

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IH096 - THE AGE OF BIAS

We were a nation of opportunity built by immigrants for immigrants. Still, events such as the election show that we have devolved into a melting pot of division, incivility, and hatred. Our country is not united but broken in two, driven by fear, anger, and fundamental misunderstandings on both sides. We are all guilty and have a part in the blame through misunderstanding people and the truth of things. Our points of view and decisions are guided by biases with a lack of empathy and understanding, leading to the question ‘how did we get here?’

Today I discuss the age of bias and share how the evolution of a globalized and interconnected world is driving bias. I share how recent events highlight our limited progress in creating equality. I reveal how human tendencies to travel the easiest path make it hard for us to change and see the truth. I discuss the traits that create bias and share how aspiration must motivate change and eliminate fear for us to evolve. I also discuss how we can avoid suffering by seeing the truth and uniting citizenship. 

“Bias makes us see what is not there - and not see what is.” - Chris Colbert

This week on Insert:Human

  • How our biases are increasing as the world becomes more global and interconnected

  • How current events show that racial and gender equality is yet to be achieved

  • The three things that fuel bias and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

  • Why a need to be in control makes it difficult for us to adapt to change

  • Why we find biases as the easiest path and how this blinds us to the truth

  • The primal, cultural, and situational origins of bias and how it dominates our present

  • Why aspiration needs to drive our motivation to change

  • Making sacrifices to eliminate fear, see the objective truth, and evolve

  • Citizenship and the path to uniting

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