High Impact
Algorithm: Extremely High
Social Influence
In-group Bias
"We're not biased, we're just better. It's everyone else who has the problem."
What is In-group Bias?

The tendency to favour members of one's own group over others. Tribalism with a psychology degree.

Real-World Impact

Fuels everything from sports rivalries to political polarisation to workplace politics.

Fun Fact

People show in-group bias even when assigned to groups based on completely arbitrary criteria, like coin flips.

Random Insight

"Your confidence in your own rationality is inversely proportional to your actual rationality. Ironic, isn't it?"