Cynics, he says, experience more loneliness and depression and have lower incomes. They die earlier. And on the world stage? Cynicism ushers in dictators, oppresses minorities and divides societies.

Politico's Eugene Daniels was one of the interviewers. He joins us. Then, in his new book "Hope For Cynics," Jamil Zaki tackles cynicism and how its rise might be eroding society. Zaki joins us.

Other cynics tend to follow suit, sitting out elections and social movements more often than non-cynics. But on the contrary, cynicism is not a radical worldview. It’s a tool of the status quo.

"In other words, by mistreating others, cynics create the exact conditions they fear. They tell a story full of villains and end up living in it," Zaki said on the TED stage in 2021.

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