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Ep. 323: The Psychology of Arguing on the Internet: Can you ACTUALLY change someone’s mind?
Manage episode 525536164 series 3234407
JonRobert Tartaglione, PhD, studies & teaches influence. He is a psychologist, behavioral scientist & the founder & CEO of a consulting practice called influence 51.
In this episode, we unpack persuasion, perception & arguing on the internet and explore what it really takes to change someone’s mind.
If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 309: HOW DID THE MEDIA BECOME SUCH A BIASED, STRESS-INDUCING CIRCUS?
Guest:
https://www.facebook.com/jonrobert.tartaglione
https://www.instagram.com/probablytat/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonrobert-tartaglione-ph-d-21b26770/
Host:
https://www.meredithforreal.com/
https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/
https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal
https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert
Sponsors:
https://www.jordanharbinger.com/starterpacks/
https://www.historicpensacola.org/about-us/
00:00 — The question no one asks
01:42 — Why this story matters now
03:18 — Meeting JonRobert
05:06 — What most people misunderstand
07:02 — The moment everything shifted
09:21 — How power actually works
11:08 — Systems hiding in plain sight
13:47 — When incentives shape behavior
16:05 — Following the money
18:12 — What surprised him most
20:44 — The quiet pressure points
23:01 — Where people lose agency
25:26 — The illusion of choice
27:58 — Why good people comply
30:14 — This wasn’t accidental
32:41 — How narratives get enforced
35:09 — Who benefits from silence
37:42 — The cost of speaking up
40:06 — When resistance becomes personal
42:33 — The moment of reckoning
45:02 — Why fear is effective
47:29 — The psychology underneath
50:11 — How normalization happens
52:46 — What history keeps repeating
55:21 — The warning signs we ignore
58:04 — This pattern feels familiar
01:00:33 — When people finally notice
01:03:07 — Why it feels overwhelming
01:05:52 — Reclaiming critical thinking
01:08:36 — What accountability would look like
01:11:14 — The role of individual courage
01:14:02 — Why hope isn’t naive
01:16:41 — What comes next
01:19:08 — The question listeners should sit with
01:21:30 — Final reflections
Request to join my private Facebook Group, MFR Curious Insiders https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BAt3bpwJC/
323 episodes
Manage episode 525536164 series 3234407
JonRobert Tartaglione, PhD, studies & teaches influence. He is a psychologist, behavioral scientist & the founder & CEO of a consulting practice called influence 51.
In this episode, we unpack persuasion, perception & arguing on the internet and explore what it really takes to change someone’s mind.
If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 309: HOW DID THE MEDIA BECOME SUCH A BIASED, STRESS-INDUCING CIRCUS?
Guest:
https://www.facebook.com/jonrobert.tartaglione
https://www.instagram.com/probablytat/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonrobert-tartaglione-ph-d-21b26770/
Host:
https://www.meredithforreal.com/
https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/
https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal
https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert
Sponsors:
https://www.jordanharbinger.com/starterpacks/
https://www.historicpensacola.org/about-us/
00:00 — The question no one asks
01:42 — Why this story matters now
03:18 — Meeting JonRobert
05:06 — What most people misunderstand
07:02 — The moment everything shifted
09:21 — How power actually works
11:08 — Systems hiding in plain sight
13:47 — When incentives shape behavior
16:05 — Following the money
18:12 — What surprised him most
20:44 — The quiet pressure points
23:01 — Where people lose agency
25:26 — The illusion of choice
27:58 — Why good people comply
30:14 — This wasn’t accidental
32:41 — How narratives get enforced
35:09 — Who benefits from silence
37:42 — The cost of speaking up
40:06 — When resistance becomes personal
42:33 — The moment of reckoning
45:02 — Why fear is effective
47:29 — The psychology underneath
50:11 — How normalization happens
52:46 — What history keeps repeating
55:21 — The warning signs we ignore
58:04 — This pattern feels familiar
01:00:33 — When people finally notice
01:03:07 — Why it feels overwhelming
01:05:52 — Reclaiming critical thinking
01:08:36 — What accountability would look like
01:11:14 — The role of individual courage
01:14:02 — Why hope isn’t naive
01:16:41 — What comes next
01:19:08 — The question listeners should sit with
01:21:30 — Final reflections
Request to join my private Facebook Group, MFR Curious Insiders https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BAt3bpwJC/
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