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• The Psychology of Why We Root for the Villain (And Why That Says Something Interesting About You)

  Let me ask you something. When you were watching Breaking Bad, at what point did you stop rooting for Walter White? If your answer is “I never stopped,” congratulations. You are exactly who this article is for. There is a very specific experience that happens when you’re watching a show or reading a book and…

  Shreya Singh

  June 27, 2026

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• The Bystander Effect: Why Humans Are Wired to Watch and Do Nothing

  

  Let me tell you something deeply uncomfortable about human beings. We are social creatures. We evolved in groups. We survived because we looked out for each other. We built civilizations, wrote poetry about love, and cry at puppy videos. And yet — put enough of us in a room, and we will watch someone suffer…

  Shreya Singh

  June 7, 2026

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