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Impolite Society: Exploring the Weird, Taboo & Macabre
There are so many things we've been told we can't talk about in polite society. The things your mom told you never to ask about: Sex. Money. Poop. Death. The things that make normal people uncomfortable.
But if you're curious about the truth behind our deepest societal taboos, we're your gals. We dig into the history, science, and straight up weird truths behind these off-limits topics and give you the answers you never knew you needed.
Impolite Society: Exploring the Weird, Taboo & Macabre
Do You Think You're Better Than Me, or Something?
Nothing quite gets under our skin like when we feel like someone thinks they’re better than us. But yet, the odds are that you think you’re better than the average person.
Today we’re talking superiority. We’ll explore how humans evolved to rank each other and dig into the theories on why we tend to put ourselves higher in those rankings. We’ll also look at what happens when that feeling of superiority goes too far.
All to answer to our rude question: Do you think you’re better than me, or something?
That’s what’s coming your way today, on Impolite Society.
Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.
SOURCES:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201703/why-some-people-think-theyre-superior
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_rank_theory
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494206/#R89
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494206/#R6
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00123/full
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230726570_The_better-than-average_effect
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6029792/
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1997-43182-001
https://www.livescience.com/26914-why-we-are-all-above-average.html
https://www.verywellmind.com/the-difference-between-a-narcissist-and-a-sociopath-5181518
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-sociopath-380184
https://cultureplusconsulting.com/2015/06/04/ethnocentrism/
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Text Rachel and Laura or email us at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com. Visit our website for info about the show and your hosts.