People tend to see their own lives through rose-colored glasses: they think they're less likely than the average person to become the victim [...] But change the question from the people's lives to their society, and they transform from Pollyanna to Eeyore. #StevenPinker

People tend to see their own lives through rose-colored glasses: they think they're less likely than the average person to become the victim [...] But change the question from the people's lives to their society, and they transform from Pollyanna to Eeyore. #StevenPinker

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