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Appetite for Chaos: Why some voters just want to watch the world burn
Manage episode 482652256 series 2657793
Host Rafael Behr is joined by political scientist Prof. Michael Bang Petersen, whose research challenges the common belief that those who share misinformation are simply uninformed or gullible.
Instead, Petersen reveals that many of these individuals are politically savvy and highly motivated-not by truth, but by the usefulness of information in advancing their political goals. The conversation goes on to explore the concept of the "need for chaos": a psychological drive found in a significant minority who actively seek to destabilise political systems, not just support one side over another. Petersen talks how status anxiety-feeling stuck or left behind in a rigid social hierarchy-fuels this destructive impulse.
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50 episodes
Manage episode 482652256 series 2657793
Host Rafael Behr is joined by political scientist Prof. Michael Bang Petersen, whose research challenges the common belief that those who share misinformation are simply uninformed or gullible.
Instead, Petersen reveals that many of these individuals are politically savvy and highly motivated-not by truth, but by the usefulness of information in advancing their political goals. The conversation goes on to explore the concept of the "need for chaos": a psychological drive found in a significant minority who actively seek to destabilise political systems, not just support one side over another. Petersen talks how status anxiety-feeling stuck or left behind in a rigid social hierarchy-fuels this destructive impulse.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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