<p>Host Rafael Behr is joined by political scientist Prof.<a href="https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/[email protected]." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Michael Bang Petersen,</a> whose research challenges the common belief that those who share misinformation are simply uninformed or gullible.</p><br><p>Instead, Petersen suggest that many of these individuals are politically savvy and highly motivated, not by truth, but by the usefulness of information in advancing their political goals.</p><br><p>The conversation also explores the concept of the "need for chaos": a psychological drive found in a significant minority who actively seek to destabilise political systems, not just support one side over another.</p><br><p>Petersen also talks how status anxiety, feeling stuck or left behind in a rigid social hierarchy, fuels this destructive impulse.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>