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You're probably wrong about how things have changed

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Five studies show that people don't know how public opinion has shifted over time

I wrote this as a paper for a scientific journal last year, but getting it published required making it boring. Here’s the version I wanted to write. All the research was done with my collaborator Jason Dana, but these particular words are my own. Photo cred: my dad Here are a few things we all know are true: Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 thanks to a huge increase in anti-immigrant sentiment Nobody was worried about climate change in the 1990s, but now lots of people are freaking out about it Mass shootings have led to a spike in support for gun control Except...none of that…

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