This graph seems to match the rise of the internet. Here’s my alternate hypothesis: Most people are irrational, and now it’s more reasonable to call them crazy/stupid/fools because they have much greater access to knowledge that they are refusing/unable to learn from. I think people are just about as empathetic as they used to be, but incorrect people are less reasonable in their beliefs.
Interesting! A middle-ground hypothesis is that people are just as (un)reasonable as they’ve always been, but the internet has given people greater exposure to those who disagree with them.
This graph seems to match the rise of the internet. Here’s my alternate hypothesis: Most people are irrational, and now it’s more reasonable to call them crazy/stupid/fools because they have much greater access to knowledge that they are refusing/unable to learn from. I think people are just about as empathetic as they used to be, but incorrect people are less reasonable in their beliefs.
Interesting! A middle-ground hypothesis is that people are just as (un)reasonable as they’ve always been, but the internet has given people greater exposure to those who disagree with them.