format_quote Factfulness is … recognizing when a story talks about a gap, and remembering that this paints a picture of two separate groups, with a gap in between. The reality is often not polarized at all. Usually the majority is right there in the middle, where the gap is supposed to be. To control the gap instinct, look for the majority.
format_quote 经济和政治也有周期,经济时而繁荣时而低迷,政治时而激进时而保守。莎士比亚说,世间事,也有涨潮时间,及时把握,终可功成名就。这股变化之潮在生活各个方面涌现。物价涨跌、利率起伏、政党轮替。在追求专政带来的显而易见的安全后,人们又向往自由主义带来的个人自由。社会标准由开放到保守又到开放。就像钟摆摆到了某个极点就会向相反方向摆动。