Why Do We Believe Everything's Bad When It's Not? Despite Most People Saying They & Others Do Nice Things, Why Do We Believe We're Living in an Age of Moral Decline? Can Warren Buffet Teach Anything?

The Best Paragraph I've Read: "A lot about the world feels dark right now. We’re reeling from a turbulent presidential race. Processing an attempted assassination. Divided by protests—and a barrage of images on social media that feeds our anxieties. Sometimes, it seems as though we’re living in the worst of times. The truth is, we’re really not." This paragraph comes from an essay in the Wall Street Journal. The title of the essay is: "The World Isn't Actually Going to Hell in a Handbasket" The author is Elizabeth Bernstein. You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/moral-decline-study-psychology-8635c34b Zac & Don discuss why everyone believes they are living in the age of moral decline. They wonder why everyone can't see that this has been an issue since the beginning of time. The following biography by Warren Buffet is also discussed in the episode. You can find the book here.