Your Brain Invents ‘Us vs Them’

Ever catch yourself picking a side in an argument you literally know nothing about… and then defending it like your life depends on it? Yeah, same.

In this video, we dive into the psychology of "us vs them” and why your brain loves drawing lines between “people like me” and “those other idiots.” From school cliques and sports teams to politics and social media outrage, this bias is running in the background all the time. It helped our ancestors survive, but in our current day and age it might just be breaking your empathy (and your group chats).

I’ll break down how your brain builds “us” and “them,” why it feels so good to belong to a side, and how algorithms quietly pour gasoline on that tribal fire. By the end, you’ll see why you instinctively draw lines, how social identity theory explains it, and what you can do to step back before you turn every tiny disagreement into a war.

💬 Your turn:

What’s the most obvious “us vs them” situation you’ve noticed recently, online or in real life? Drop it in the comments, I’m genuinely curious how you’re seeing this play out in your world.

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