El Dirko
@dirkbansch.bsky.social
Expert Speaker, Coach and Trainer on Emotional Intelligence, Behavioural Change and Unconscious Bias
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El Dirko
@dirkbansch.bsky.social
· Dec 30
There seems to be something in many conservatives' psyche that values selfishness over altruism, tribalism over internationalism, fear over empathy and belief over rational thinking.
Fun, if you're part of that mindset, unbelievably frustrating if you're not.
Fun, if you're part of that mindset, unbelievably frustrating if you're not.
Don't give up. There is a future for you.
(Dr. Jane Goodall)
(Dr. Jane Goodall)
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Don't give up. There is a future for you.
(Dr. Jane Goodall)
(Dr. Jane Goodall)
September 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
In 1916, a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution called for all declarations of war to be decided by national referendum and anyone voting in favor would be required to enlist.
I love the idea! If you want war, you fight it, instead of sending other people to die for your beliefs.
I love the idea! If you want war, you fight it, instead of sending other people to die for your beliefs.
September 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
In 1916, a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution called for all declarations of war to be decided by national referendum and anyone voting in favor would be required to enlist.
I love the idea! If you want war, you fight it, instead of sending other people to die for your beliefs.
I love the idea! If you want war, you fight it, instead of sending other people to die for your beliefs.
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It's easy to forget that just because people agree with our opinions on certain matters does not automatically make them decent human beings.
Affinity bias wants us to believe that if someone shares a viewpoint, it means that they must be smart and nice, just because we are.
Affinity bias wants us to believe that if someone shares a viewpoint, it means that they must be smart and nice, just because we are.
September 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's easy to forget that just because people agree with our opinions on certain matters does not automatically make them decent human beings.
Affinity bias wants us to believe that if someone shares a viewpoint, it means that they must be smart and nice, just because we are.
Affinity bias wants us to believe that if someone shares a viewpoint, it means that they must be smart and nice, just because we are.
It's easy to forget that just because people agree with our opinions on certain matters does not automatically make them decent human beings.
Affinity bias wants us to believe that if someone shares a viewpoint, it means that they must be smart and nice, just because we are.
Affinity bias wants us to believe that if someone shares a viewpoint, it means that they must be smart and nice, just because we are.
September 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's easy to forget that just because people agree with our opinions on certain matters does not automatically make them decent human beings.
Affinity bias wants us to believe that if someone shares a viewpoint, it means that they must be smart and nice, just because we are.
Affinity bias wants us to believe that if someone shares a viewpoint, it means that they must be smart and nice, just because we are.
I just received a message that something I ordered at Amazon could not be delivered by the Amazon driver, as he was unable to find the location.
The adress? Amazon HQ in Luxembourg.
The adress? Amazon HQ in Luxembourg.
August 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I just received a message that something I ordered at Amazon could not be delivered by the Amazon driver, as he was unable to find the location.
The adress? Amazon HQ in Luxembourg.
The adress? Amazon HQ in Luxembourg.
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.”
(Richard Bach - Illusions)
(Richard Bach - Illusions)
August 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.”
(Richard Bach - Illusions)
(Richard Bach - Illusions)
Basic rule for billionaires: If people are not able to spend money, they shouldn't be allowed to have it.
It's just not okay that we praise the accumulation of money, rather than the use of it.
#federer #musk #bezos #billionaires #zuckerberg #trump
It's just not okay that we praise the accumulation of money, rather than the use of it.
#federer #musk #bezos #billionaires #zuckerberg #trump
August 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Basic rule for billionaires: If people are not able to spend money, they shouldn't be allowed to have it.
It's just not okay that we praise the accumulation of money, rather than the use of it.
#federer #musk #bezos #billionaires #zuckerberg #trump
It's just not okay that we praise the accumulation of money, rather than the use of it.
#federer #musk #bezos #billionaires #zuckerberg #trump
We all live in this echo chamber where we hear what we want to hear and create meaning that makes sense to us.
Difficult to overcome and without it, most online discussions would be much shorter and quieter.
Difficult to overcome and without it, most online discussions would be much shorter and quieter.
August 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We all live in this echo chamber where we hear what we want to hear and create meaning that makes sense to us.
Difficult to overcome and without it, most online discussions would be much shorter and quieter.
Difficult to overcome and without it, most online discussions would be much shorter and quieter.
I think I just destroyed my credit rating...
August 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I think I just destroyed my credit rating...
Reposted by El Dirko
Study shows that people who view Trump favorably are more likely to score higher on measures of malevolent traits and lower on empathy and compassion.
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
#trump #fightfascism #empathy #resist
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
#trump #fightfascism #empathy #resist
August 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Study shows that people who view Trump favorably are more likely to score higher on measures of malevolent traits and lower on empathy and compassion.
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
#trump #fightfascism #empathy #resist
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
#trump #fightfascism #empathy #resist
Reposted by El Dirko
Just read an interesting description of someone who was (most likely) suffering from tertiary syphilis: "Constantly making contradictory claims, mood between euphoria and apathy, emotional instability, delusions of grandeur, extreme paranoia."
Sound familiar?
Anyway, this was about Hitler...
Sound familiar?
Anyway, this was about Hitler...
March 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Just read an interesting description of someone who was (most likely) suffering from tertiary syphilis: "Constantly making contradictory claims, mood between euphoria and apathy, emotional instability, delusions of grandeur, extreme paranoia."
Sound familiar?
Anyway, this was about Hitler...
Sound familiar?
Anyway, this was about Hitler...
Reposted by El Dirko
Unearned privilege lowers empathy.
August 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Unearned privilege lowers empathy.
Reposted by El Dirko
When you google the German word "Backpfeifengesicht" (a face begging to be slapped), one of the first entries is Ted Cruz and has been for years.
But JD "Popekiller" Vance is quickly moving up the ranks...
#tedcruz #jdvance #republicanssuck #fightfascism
But JD "Popekiller" Vance is quickly moving up the ranks...
#tedcruz #jdvance #republicanssuck #fightfascism
August 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
When you google the German word "Backpfeifengesicht" (a face begging to be slapped), one of the first entries is Ted Cruz and has been for years.
But JD "Popekiller" Vance is quickly moving up the ranks...
#tedcruz #jdvance #republicanssuck #fightfascism
But JD "Popekiller" Vance is quickly moving up the ranks...
#tedcruz #jdvance #republicanssuck #fightfascism
“Here’s the guy that inherited $200 million. If he hadn’t inherited $200 million, you know where Donald Trump would be right now? Selling watches in Manhattan."
(Marco Rubio)
(Marco Rubio)
August 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“Here’s the guy that inherited $200 million. If he hadn’t inherited $200 million, you know where Donald Trump would be right now? Selling watches in Manhattan."
(Marco Rubio)
(Marco Rubio)
Unearned privilege lowers empathy.
August 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Unearned privilege lowers empathy.
Reposted by El Dirko
Trump's policies are very much in line with his "Think and grow rich" philosophy. What you focus on, you get more of.
Ergo, you should block out those things you don't like.
This explains his idiotic ideas about climate change, job market statistics and so on. Fool!
#trumpsucks #sciencerules
Ergo, you should block out those things you don't like.
This explains his idiotic ideas about climate change, job market statistics and so on. Fool!
#trumpsucks #sciencerules
August 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Trump's policies are very much in line with his "Think and grow rich" philosophy. What you focus on, you get more of.
Ergo, you should block out those things you don't like.
This explains his idiotic ideas about climate change, job market statistics and so on. Fool!
#trumpsucks #sciencerules
Ergo, you should block out those things you don't like.
This explains his idiotic ideas about climate change, job market statistics and so on. Fool!
#trumpsucks #sciencerules
Reposted by El Dirko
You are not to blame
for the world being the way it is.
You are to blame
if it stays that way.
for the world being the way it is.
You are to blame
if it stays that way.
August 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
You are not to blame
for the world being the way it is.
You are to blame
if it stays that way.
for the world being the way it is.
You are to blame
if it stays that way.
Study shows that people who view Trump favorably are more likely to score higher on measures of malevolent traits and lower on empathy and compassion.
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
#trump #fightfascism #empathy #resist
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
#trump #fightfascism #empathy #resist
August 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Study shows that people who view Trump favorably are more likely to score higher on measures of malevolent traits and lower on empathy and compassion.
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
#trump #fightfascism #empathy #resist
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
#trump #fightfascism #empathy #resist
Trump's policies are very much in line with his "Think and grow rich" philosophy. What you focus on, you get more of.
Ergo, you should block out those things you don't like.
This explains his idiotic ideas about climate change, job market statistics and so on. Fool!
#trumpsucks #sciencerules
Ergo, you should block out those things you don't like.
This explains his idiotic ideas about climate change, job market statistics and so on. Fool!
#trumpsucks #sciencerules
August 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Trump's policies are very much in line with his "Think and grow rich" philosophy. What you focus on, you get more of.
Ergo, you should block out those things you don't like.
This explains his idiotic ideas about climate change, job market statistics and so on. Fool!
#trumpsucks #sciencerules
Ergo, you should block out those things you don't like.
This explains his idiotic ideas about climate change, job market statistics and so on. Fool!
#trumpsucks #sciencerules
When you google the German word "Backpfeifengesicht" (a face begging to be slapped), one of the first entries is Ted Cruz and has been for years.
But JD "Popekiller" Vance is quickly moving up the ranks...
#tedcruz #jdvance #republicanssuck #fightfascism
But JD "Popekiller" Vance is quickly moving up the ranks...
#tedcruz #jdvance #republicanssuck #fightfascism
August 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
When you google the German word "Backpfeifengesicht" (a face begging to be slapped), one of the first entries is Ted Cruz and has been for years.
But JD "Popekiller" Vance is quickly moving up the ranks...
#tedcruz #jdvance #republicanssuck #fightfascism
But JD "Popekiller" Vance is quickly moving up the ranks...
#tedcruz #jdvance #republicanssuck #fightfascism
You are not to blame
for the world being the way it is.
You are to blame
if it stays that way.
for the world being the way it is.
You are to blame
if it stays that way.
August 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
You are not to blame
for the world being the way it is.
You are to blame
if it stays that way.
for the world being the way it is.
You are to blame
if it stays that way.