Surveys show large shares of people in multiple countries believe social cooperation is falling even when objective measures (trust, volunteering, civic participation) are steady or improving. That perception gap can alter political choices, increase support for authoritarian measures, and reduce willingness to engage in collective solutions.
— If publics think cooperation is collapsing, even falsely, it can drive policy shifts, electoral outcomes, and international coordination failures.
@degenrolf
2026.03.27
100% relevant
The tweet's claim that 'most Americans and Chinese believe that people are becoming increasingly uncooperative' is a concrete example of a cross‑national perception gap about social cooperation.
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