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New psychology research shows people consistently underestimate how often things go wrong across society
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ooli3 sopuli.xyz ooli3@sopuli.xyz
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phonics lemmy.world phonics@lemmy.world
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Na can't be that often.

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Barbuzie lemmy.world Barbuzie@lemmy.world
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UNDERESTIMATE???
So things are even worse than we think they are??

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Optional lemmy.world homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world
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“things go wrong”??

Tf? Do they overestimate how bad the vibes are too?

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searabbit piefed.social searabbit@piefed.social
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UNDERESTIMATE??? So things are even worse than we think they are??

Probably not "we" unless you fall into the WEIRD demographic and don't fully support leftists politics. At least thats my interpretation.

When participants learned the true prevalence of failures, they became less supportive of harsh punitive measures, such as strict disciplinary actions or mass incarceration, and more supportive of policy changes aimed at addressing underlying problems. In workplace and policy contexts, increased awareness of failure rates also reduced stigma and encouraged more supportive practices, such as extending parental leave.

One limitation is that the failure gap may depend on context and culture; because most participants came from Western, educated populations, it remains unclear whether the same pattern generalizes globally.

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Barbuzie lemmy.world Barbuzie@lemmy.world
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Probably not "we" unless you fall into the WEIRD demographic and don't fully support leftists politics. At least thats my interpretation. When participants learned the true prevalence of failures, they became less supportive of harsh punitive measures, such as strict disciplinary actions or mass incarceration, and more supportive of policy changes aimed at addressing underlying problems. In wor...

Yeah, well, we are on Lemmy...I feel most of the users here fall into the demographics you call weird.
Surely I feel like I do.

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