Steven Pinker: "Los progresistas detestan el progreso" (27.6.26)

"Progressives detest progress. Today, what defines our perception of the world are headlines and anecdotes instead of data and trends. And there's also an absurd equation between pessimism and sophistication. Pessimists are considered more serious and morally superior. They have intellectual prestige. Why? An American economics writer explained it: a pessimist seems to want to help you; an optimist, to sell you something. Optimists are called naive, Panglossian, or simply spokespeople for the Chamber of Commerce or Silicon Valley. And does pessimism have a biological basis? Partly, yes. Human nature has a negative bias. We are especially sensitive to loss. We are more interested in bad news than good news. We are more affected by criticism than encouraged by praise. There are more negative words than positive ones. We are always on the lookout for what might go wrong." This channel does not receive any external funding and is sustained by your contribution. Therefore, if you enjoyed the video and consider the content to be high-quality, please subscribe to the channel and turn on notifications for free. If you'd also like to make a financial contribution, you can do so as a one-time donation of any amount you choose, or subscribe to one of our plans starting at 2000 Argentine pesos and access exclusive member videos and courses. Below you'll find the links to contribute. Thank you very much. Links for one-time payment: https://mpago.la/13RJsUG (amount to be determined by the user) 2000 pesos monthly subscription: https://www.mercadopago.com.ar/subscr... 5000 pesos monthly subscription (includes access to exclusive content and discounts on courses): https://www.mercadopago.com.ar/subscr... 10000 pesos monthly subscription (includes access to exclusive content and free access to paid courses offered by the company) Channel) https://www.mercadopago.com.ar/subscr... If you are outside of Argentina, you can contribute via PayPal using this link: https://paypal.me/danteaugustopalma?c... Our social media: https://www.x.com/@palmadante   / danteaugustopalma     / danteaugustopalma   https://www.linktr.ee/Danteaugustopalma #stevenpinker #interviews #illustration #progress #progressivism #rightwing #identity