79. Why Do We Root for Underdogs?

No Stupid Questions

社会与文化

2021-12-26

35 分钟
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  • This is gonna work out great.

  • I'm Angela Duckworth.

  • I'm Steven Dubner, and you're listening to.

  • No stupid questions today on the show.

  • Why do we love to root for underdogs?

  • Dubner, I gotta tell ya, you don't have what it takes.

  • You're right, coach.

  • I'm leaving now.

  • Also, Angela and Steven wonder whether it would be better to answer one question each week instead of two.

  • Two can be as bad as one.

  • It's the loneliest number since the number one.

  • Angela, we have an email here from one Kristin Callaway from Chicago.

  • Okay, who writes to say, I was reading the morning newsletter from the New York Times this morning and it features the results of a new kind of poll.

  • The author of the newsletter says, nothing produced a more positive response from poll respondents than hearing that a political candidate was a small business owner.

  • It offered a bigger lift than any political position or demographic feature, and it was popular across black, Latino, and white respondents.

  • Kristen goes on to say, I have been working in the tech industry for a long time, and a few companies I've worked for loved helping small businesses.

  • I work for a Fortune 100 company now, and they too love helping small businesses.

  • I love small businesses.

  • She writes, everyone I know loves small businesses.

  • We all want to support small businesses and really appreciate them.