ow stupid people get such important jobs? It might be down to overconfidence. We all assume we’re better at our jobs than others. In this episode, best-selling author Will Storr and I look into the science behind overconfidence. We cover the confirmation bias, status, capitalism, communism, and why 100s of my listeners say they’re above-average cooks.

My survey results: https://tinyurl.com/yc79c2kn

Jonathan Haidt videos:

Capitalism is freedom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOomUpEdLE4&ab_channel=EthicalSystems
Capitalism is exploitation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B-RkNRGH9s&ab_channel=EthicalSystems

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1d:T45c,Have businesses become less accountable? If something goes wrong with your flight, train, or takeaway, you’ll probably struggle to get a helpful response from someone. Today’s guest on Nudge, economist Dan Davies, says this is by design. He calls them Unaccountability Machines, and they’re taking over. He explains that they’ve caused the world’s largest defamation settlement against Fox News, almost destroyed Boeing, and even massacred 400 Chinese squirrels. --- Dan’s book: https://profilebooks.com/work/the-unaccountability-machine/ Dan’s Nudgestock talk: https://youtu.be/W-2He-YzjRg?si=Gqk30nCPLDxxE

Why stupid people think they’re smart