the continued moralization over me making light of the strange thing about the johnsons still baffles me. like im sorrrrryyy ari aster
March 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM
the continued moralization over me making light of the strange thing about the johnsons still baffles me. like im sorrrrryyy ari aster
the patronizing moralization of transgender medical care is demeaning as hell
August 31, 2026 at 9:59 PM
the patronizing moralization of transgender medical care is demeaning as hell
New preprint! We developed new measurement tools to examine moralization in ~2B Twitter/X & Reddit posts and ~5M traditional media texts.
Key finding: moralization increased markedly on social media from 2013-2021; more than traditional media; associated with multiple user dynamics
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Key finding: moralization increased markedly on social media from 2013-2021; more than traditional media; associated with multiple user dynamics
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July 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
New preprint! We developed new measurement tools to examine moralization in ~2B Twitter/X & Reddit posts and ~5M traditional media texts.
Key finding: moralization increased markedly on social media from 2013-2021; more than traditional media; associated with multiple user dynamics
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Key finding: moralization increased markedly on social media from 2013-2021; more than traditional media; associated with multiple user dynamics
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Paul Rozin is a professor of psychology who conceptualized "moralization" as the process of attaching a moral valence to formerly neutral concepts. Smoking, for example, wasn't originally seen as "bad."
One issue with moralization is that it makes changing beliefs and attitudes harder.
One issue with moralization is that it makes changing beliefs and attitudes harder.
October 5, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Paul Rozin is a professor of psychology who conceptualized "moralization" as the process of attaching a moral valence to formerly neutral concepts. Smoking, for example, wasn't originally seen as "bad."
One issue with moralization is that it makes changing beliefs and attitudes harder.
One issue with moralization is that it makes changing beliefs and attitudes harder.
don't forget using fatness as a visual moralization
March 31, 2026 at 3:51 AM
don't forget using fatness as a visual moralization
the whole "not to lose" moralization thing irks me plz write about it and fandom so i can read it and be smart
September 21, 2026 at 4:00 AM
the whole "not to lose" moralization thing irks me plz write about it and fandom so i can read it and be smart
Liberal boomer-coded ai comics used for moralization on society need to be studied by someone (might have to be me)
May 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Liberal boomer-coded ai comics used for moralization on society need to be studied by someone (might have to be me)
Political sectarianism in America: A poisonous cocktail of othering, aversion, and moralization poses a threat to democracy
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pcl.sites.stanford.edu/sites/g/file...
pcl.sites.stanford.edu
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Political sectarianism in America: A poisonous cocktail of othering, aversion, and moralization poses a threat to democracy
pcl.sites.stanford.edu/sites/g/file...
pcl.sites.stanford.edu/sites/g/file...
the deranged moralization is part of the appeal. the revenge aspect needs to be flimsy and comically disproportionate, the dad doesn't get mindbroken & instead just soberly realizes he was wrong for wanting autonomy of any kind, pretending this is somehow a reasonable character arc is so fun
June 25, 2026 at 5:13 PM
the deranged moralization is part of the appeal. the revenge aspect needs to be flimsy and comically disproportionate, the dad doesn't get mindbroken & instead just soberly realizes he was wrong for wanting autonomy of any kind, pretending this is somehow a reasonable character arc is so fun
This is also part of the moralization of art: if you simply like Good Art, you’ll never have to grapple with something created by a bad person, because all their art is also bad
I see we've reached the "famous artist credibly accused of sexual assault wasn't actually a great artist and you're a chump for liking him" phase. Consider that pretending terrible people can't make great art helps terrible people who make great art whedon their way into vulnerable communities.
July 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM
This is also part of the moralization of art: if you simply like Good Art, you’ll never have to grapple with something created by a bad person, because all their art is also bad
the moralization of tactical questions is almost as frustrating as the tacticsization of policy questions
August 7, 2024 at 2:30 PM
the moralization of tactical questions is almost as frustrating as the tacticsization of policy questions
All those intra-community forms of mistreatment I described experiencing—the gaslighting, the moralization, the humiliation, the triggering, the abuse—all those things also happen to my trans lesbian friends. It's not per se with the same tropes, but it still happens.
February 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
All those intra-community forms of mistreatment I described experiencing—the gaslighting, the moralization, the humiliation, the triggering, the abuse—all those things also happen to my trans lesbian friends. It's not per se with the same tropes, but it still happens.
@curtispuryear.bsky.social a study of a decade of twitter posts shows and new measure of moralization shows that moralization has substantially increased over time (d = .45!). Driven by both self selection and within-user increase over time! #comppsych #spsp2025 (also stay tuned for this paper😎)
February 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@curtispuryear.bsky.social a study of a decade of twitter posts shows and new measure of moralization shows that moralization has substantially increased over time (d = .45!). Driven by both self selection and within-user increase over time! #comppsych #spsp2025 (also stay tuned for this paper😎)
107: it's not enough to call for "the moralization of machines — the so-called “alignment” of AI with human values" without "subjecting them to shared standards of social justice. Otherwise, those who control AI will impose their moral vision [as] the invisible infrastructure of these systems."
May 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM
107: it's not enough to call for "the moralization of machines — the so-called “alignment” of AI with human values" without "subjecting them to shared standards of social justice. Otherwise, those who control AI will impose their moral vision [as] the invisible infrastructure of these systems."
What we need is not de-escalation, it's re-moralization.
January 26, 2026 at 12:12 AM
What we need is not de-escalation, it's re-moralization.
This is a perfect case of, is it the moralization of conveniently expensive and exclusive food or is it poverty?
April 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is a perfect case of, is it the moralization of conveniently expensive and exclusive food or is it poverty?
What if you don’t have to choose which form of moralization is the solution to political problems, but rather do politics.
April 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
What if you don’t have to choose which form of moralization is the solution to political problems, but rather do politics.
The moralization of fandom is directly related to the loss of middle ground words like "squick" for the adoption of misused psychological terminology
I wish fandom would bring back the word squick because I am so very tired of "this thing makes me uncomfortable so it must be awful and bad"
No its just not for you. Please get used to dealing with discomfort and hit the back button.
No its just not for you. Please get used to dealing with discomfort and hit the back button.
June 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The moralization of fandom is directly related to the loss of middle ground words like "squick" for the adoption of misused psychological terminology
It provided a good reminder that even doctors who go against the weird moralization of menopause as "natural and necessary" can hold some extraordinarily fucked up, misogynistic opinions about it.
October 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It provided a good reminder that even doctors who go against the weird moralization of menopause as "natural and necessary" can hold some extraordinarily fucked up, misogynistic opinions about it.
Excited that this work was just accepted at the European Journal of Social Psychology! "The Moralization of Women's Bodies." With the magical @shellkryan.bsky.social , Madisyn Arnold, and @nadirafaber.bsky.social.
December 6, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Excited that this work was just accepted at the European Journal of Social Psychology! "The Moralization of Women's Bodies." With the magical @shellkryan.bsky.social , Madisyn Arnold, and @nadirafaber.bsky.social.
It has been a challenge to identify predictors of moralization. This new study finds that perceived polarization prospectively predicts attitude moralization during the 2020 US Presidential election
psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-...
#psychology #socialpsyc #PsychSciSky #BehSci Polisky
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#psychology #socialpsyc #PsychSciSky #BehSci Polisky
June 19, 2024 at 6:34 PM
It has been a challenge to identify predictors of moralization. This new study finds that perceived polarization prospectively predicts attitude moralization during the 2020 US Presidential election
psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-...
#psychology #socialpsyc #PsychSciSky #BehSci Polisky
psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-...
#psychology #socialpsyc #PsychSciSky #BehSci Polisky
The moralization of Everything is Bad! Social media has super charged this development.
commenting on something happening in some corners of tiktok right now but this is a general observation: it is absolutely brain-breaking how so many people have lost the ability to disagree with someone without denouncing them as ontologically evil or pathological or whatever else
January 3, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The moralization of Everything is Bad! Social media has super charged this development.
Solidarity. Humanity. Strength.
The work of re-moralization lives here.
#Solidarity #RuleOfLaw #Remoralization #Feminism #PoliticsOfJoy
The work of re-moralization lives here.
#Solidarity #RuleOfLaw #Remoralization #Feminism #PoliticsOfJoy
The people of Little Village showed the nation what courage looks like: standing unarmed, united, ＆ unafraid in the face of ICE’s tear gas ＆ violence. They protected their neighbors, not with weapons, but with peaceful ＆ fierce solidarity.
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Solidarity. Humanity. Strength.
The work of re-moralization lives here.
#Solidarity #RuleOfLaw #Remoralization #Feminism #PoliticsOfJoy
The work of re-moralization lives here.
#Solidarity #RuleOfLaw #Remoralization #Feminism #PoliticsOfJoy
Trying to pressure abuse victims out of their conditioning—especially through shame, moralization, anything that treats their submission as in any way similar to the deeds of their abuser—is counterproductive to that process.
June 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trying to pressure abuse victims out of their conditioning—especially through shame, moralization, anything that treats their submission as in any way similar to the deeds of their abuser—is counterproductive to that process.