Rob Henderson

But then historically dominant groups, you know, men and white people and straight people and so on, that if they're struggling, if they're not doing as well in society, then, you know, there's something wrong with them. But if marginalized groups aren't doing well, it's something wrong with society.

But then historically dominant groups, you know, men and white people and straight people and so on, that if they're struggling, if they're not doing as well in society, then, you know, there's something wrong with them. But if marginalized groups aren't doing well, it's something wrong with society.

But then historically dominant groups, you know, men and white people and straight people and so on, that if they're struggling, if they're not doing as well in society, then, you know, there's something wrong with them. But if marginalized groups aren't doing well, it's something wrong with society.

And, you know, it's interesting sort of if you break this down politically, there's a really interesting book that just came out called Outraged by the psychologist Kurt Gray. And he talks about what he calls like moral dyad theory and how, you know, basically we categorize people into two different types.

And, you know, it's interesting sort of if you break this down politically, there's a really interesting book that just came out called Outraged by the psychologist Kurt Gray. And he talks about what he calls like moral dyad theory and how, you know, basically we categorize people into two different types.

And, you know, it's interesting sort of if you break this down politically, there's a really interesting book that just came out called Outraged by the psychologist Kurt Gray. And he talks about what he calls like moral dyad theory and how, you know, basically we categorize people into two different types.

Generally speaking, like not even people, but just entities in general, including people, which he calls one group of vulnerable feelers. And these are people who are sort of exquisitely sensitive to suffering and to pain and to anguish. You know, constantly put upon and beleaguered. And then he talks about what he calls thinking doers.

Generally speaking, like not even people, but just entities in general, including people, which he calls one group of vulnerable feelers. And these are people who are sort of exquisitely sensitive to suffering and to pain and to anguish. You know, constantly put upon and beleaguered. And then he talks about what he calls thinking doers.

Generally speaking, like not even people, but just entities in general, including people, which he calls one group of vulnerable feelers. And these are people who are sort of exquisitely sensitive to suffering and to pain and to anguish. You know, constantly put upon and beleaguered. And then he talks about what he calls thinking doers.

And this is the reverse people who are relatively unfeeling, but highly agentic, you know, capable of strategizing, forming a plan, executing and so on. And so like an example of a vulnerable feeler, you know, the sort of the extremes, a newborn infant is a vulnerable feeler. We attribute basically no agency to the baby, but we attribute a lot of vulnerability to it.

And this is the reverse people who are relatively unfeeling, but highly agentic, you know, capable of strategizing, forming a plan, executing and so on. And so like an example of a vulnerable feeler, you know, the sort of the extremes, a newborn infant is a vulnerable feeler. We attribute basically no agency to the baby, but we attribute a lot of vulnerability to it.

And this is the reverse people who are relatively unfeeling, but highly agentic, you know, capable of strategizing, forming a plan, executing and so on. And so like an example of a vulnerable feeler, you know, the sort of the extremes, a newborn infant is a vulnerable feeler. We attribute basically no agency to the baby, but we attribute a lot of vulnerability to it.

Whereas a highly successful CEO would be the reverse, highly agentic, but relatively unfeeling. We don't think of successful CEOs as exquisitely sensitive to pain and emotional suffering and those kinds of things, but they're really able to execute.

Whereas a highly successful CEO would be the reverse, highly agentic, but relatively unfeeling. We don't think of successful CEOs as exquisitely sensitive to pain and emotional suffering and those kinds of things, but they're really able to execute.

Whereas a highly successful CEO would be the reverse, highly agentic, but relatively unfeeling. We don't think of successful CEOs as exquisitely sensitive to pain and emotional suffering and those kinds of things, but they're really able to execute.

But then when researchers apply this moral dyad framework to human groups, basically we see that political conservatives generally attribute both to most people. Regardless of your background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, we're all kind of capable of being competent, but also sensitive and vulnerable.

But then when researchers apply this moral dyad framework to human groups, basically we see that political conservatives generally attribute both to most people. Regardless of your background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, we're all kind of capable of being competent, but also sensitive and vulnerable.

But then when researchers apply this moral dyad framework to human groups, basically we see that political conservatives generally attribute both to most people. Regardless of your background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, we're all kind of capable of being competent, but also sensitive and vulnerable.

Whereas on the political left, they tend to view sort of marginalized and mistreated groups as one or the other. or marginalized and mistreated groups as vulnerable feelers and historically dominant groups as thinking doers.

Whereas on the political left, they tend to view sort of marginalized and mistreated groups as one or the other. or marginalized and mistreated groups as vulnerable feelers and historically dominant groups as thinking doers.