So many people follow conspiracy theories precisely because of secrecy in decision-making, by those who show a tendency towards arrogance, or who are prone to flip-flopping. When those of each type appear to be working together (Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci, for example), the conclusion often drawn, especially by those who don't want external control, is that the decision-makers/influencers have sinister motives.
Great look at so many different aspects of decision making. Also, thanks for the shout out on my post. It definitely feels right given the wider context you're putting it in.
Great set of tools for decision making. Thanks. I think I found "FOMO" to be most relevant for the past few months. "Decide and move on. Other times, you worry too much about making the wrong decision" really resonated with me.
Regarding "individual freedom" vs "collective well-being", I was debating this with someone the other day. And I found some interesting research on how the individualism-collectivism dichotomy overlooks values that inherently serve both individual and collective interests. The article (https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0022022190212001 by Shalom Schwartz) is an old one (1990) but would be interesting to revisit in light of COVID.
For example, the idea of "well-being" even though is very individualist can be tied to cultural values and norms. Like the importance of spending vs saving can influence personal well being. I am also thinking about how China as a society and community (of course the govt is there also) deals with COVID versus the rest of the world. Is it about their collectivist nature or can they balance the ind-col dichotomy better?
So many people follow conspiracy theories precisely because of secrecy in decision-making, by those who show a tendency towards arrogance, or who are prone to flip-flopping. When those of each type appear to be working together (Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci, for example), the conclusion often drawn, especially by those who don't want external control, is that the decision-makers/influencers have sinister motives.
Great look at so many different aspects of decision making. Also, thanks for the shout out on my post. It definitely feels right given the wider context you're putting it in.
Great set of tools for decision making. Thanks. I think I found "FOMO" to be most relevant for the past few months. "Decide and move on. Other times, you worry too much about making the wrong decision" really resonated with me.
Regarding "individual freedom" vs "collective well-being", I was debating this with someone the other day. And I found some interesting research on how the individualism-collectivism dichotomy overlooks values that inherently serve both individual and collective interests. The article (https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0022022190212001 by Shalom Schwartz) is an old one (1990) but would be interesting to revisit in light of COVID.
For example, the idea of "well-being" even though is very individualist can be tied to cultural values and norms. Like the importance of spending vs saving can influence personal well being. I am also thinking about how China as a society and community (of course the govt is there also) deals with COVID versus the rest of the world. Is it about their collectivist nature or can they balance the ind-col dichotomy better?