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Ep. 323: The Psychology of Arguing on the Internet: Can you ACTUALLY change someone’s mind?

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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/

https://x.com/PolPsyTat

https://influence51.com/

Host:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/

https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/

[email protected]

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/

  continue reading

323 episodes

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Content provided by Meredith Hackwith Edwards. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Meredith Hackwith Edwards or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

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/

https://x.com/PolPsyTat

https://influence51.com/

Host:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/

https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/

[email protected]

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/

  continue reading

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