[vanilla_nut]

As the original poster who started this chain (by criticizing /u/mistermann's comment) I'd just like to say that I found this exchange both thought-provoking and civil, especially given its contentious beginnings. I'd just like to thank you for taking the time to express your opinions in a clear, respectful way. As it turns out, I'm also a fan of Jonathan Haidt -- I'm currently reading through several of his books at varied paces -- and you've clearly really taken the time to understand and convey some of his key ideas here. Sites like Hacker News are a great deal better due to commenters like you.

[mistermann]

I am constantly on the lookout for people whose studies are related to what the f has "suddenly" gone wrong with humanity. I really think Jonathan is on to something (although at the same time, I sense he's trying to sell a lot of books, but what can you do).

I just listened to:

#03 Under The Skin with Russell Brand & Adam Curtis - Do We Really Want Change?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBy08P7tHPQ

Adam Curtis is a documentary film maker, his most recent one is fairly famous, Hypernormalization. I haven't seen it because I thought it was a hardcore conspiracy theorist movie, but now I think that's not the case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Curtis#Filmography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation

If you can recommend anyone else with interesting opinions on the insanity of the current world, please share.