Guild Chat: Narrative Delusion and Twitter

Here are the Guild Chat videos for this weekend.

In the first one, I talk about a psychological phenomenon where the narratives we believe in can delude us, causing us to ignore reality as a result.

In the second one, I talk about my feelings on Twitter. As you might guess from the title, they aren't positive, but I go into more nuance than just that!



 Direct video links:

 Narrative Delusion - https://youtu.be/3Cp2wTuCJLE
Why Twitter Is Bad for Society - https://youtu.be/o9F3Yrnq2Pc

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