causal

Audience size changes communication and perspective-taking

Communication fundamentally changes with audience: private talk allows perspective-taking, an audience changes what's said, and a giant invisible audience you can never read leaves you hearing only from the fringes who say the most horrible things, so two people stop talking to each other and instead each performs for their respective audiences — rewiring society.

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Speaker

Jonathan Haidt

Evidence Quote

all you will hear from is the fringes the people who will say the most horrible things about you

Source

137 - Safe SpaceMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:37:34 AM

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