The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

by Amanda Montell

One 2010 study suggested that Americans either chronically or currently of low socioeconomic status are more likely to jump to zero-sum conclusions. It follows that during times of broader economic strain, public opposition to immigration and trade spikes.

From my view, if Spielberg was always self-conscious that he wasn’t Scorsese, then that meant we’re all doomed, and I was free.