Dr. Ben Rein

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1,093 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 10 Jun

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Yeah.

I think that the world would be a better place and people would be healthier and happier if

people who had different opinions could get along better.

Absolutely.

I get a little bit of hate for saying this, that like, you know, people on opposing sides of the political aisle should hang out and be friends.

But if you think about it, in the United States right now, we are tensely politically divided.

What does it do to your brain when you feel that when you go out in public, roughly 50% of the population cannot be trusted and is the enemy?

it's really, really bad for you.

We have so many brain systems devoted to soaking up the benefits of interaction.

We have similarly many brain systems devoted to identifying the enemy and, you know, hating them, right?

And fearing them.

And those emotions, that experience is not good for us.

It's a threat response.

You feel that you're

You can't trust your neighbors.

I really, really hate that America has gotten to this point where you, you can meet someone and you like them and things are going well.

And then all of a sudden you figure out who they voted for.

And it's like, oh, I can't be friends with this person.

Because what does that do to our society and our networks and our, you know, our social capital?

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