We're sunsetting PodQuest on 2025-07-28. Thank you for your support!
Export Podcast Subscriptions
cover of episode 90. If America Is a Train Wreck, Why Am I Doing Fine?

90. If America Is a Train Wreck, Why Am I Doing Fine?

2022/3/13
logo of podcast No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions

AI Deep Dive AI Chapters Transcript
People
A
Angela Duckworth
S
Stephen Dubner
以《怪诞经济学》系列著名的美国作家、记者和广播电视人物。
听众来信
Topics
Angela Duckworth:对美国当前发展方向表示担忧,认为政治两极分化严重,负面媒体和社会普遍的不安情绪影响了她的看法。她认为,人们对国家发展方向的评价更多地基于政治和经济因素,而非对全体国民生活状况的全面评估。她建议人们积极行动,而非仅仅在社交媒体上表达不满。 Stephen Dubner:对盖洛普民调中个人满意度和国家发展方向满意度之间巨大差距感到困惑,认为美国媒体的负面倾向以及社交媒体算法加剧了负面情绪。他认为,从全球历史和发展角度来看,美国社会整体状况良好,但仍需保持警惕。他认为人们难以全面评估国家发展方向,往往倾向于基于个人经验进行推断。 听众:分享了英国脱欧和2016年美国大选等事件对他们个人生活产生的负面影响,这些事件使他们对国家发展方向感到担忧和失望。

Deep Dive

Chapters
Americans express high personal satisfaction but low national satisfaction, reflecting a gap between individual well-being and national concerns, influenced by media and political polarization.

Shownotes Transcript

Why do so many Americans say they’re satisfied with their own lives but upset about the way the country is going? Why don’t other countries experience the same gap? And what do horror movies have in common with Coca-Cola enemas?