#HomoNeoliberaliensis: "People living in Germany have more confidence in themselves today than 20 years ago. They have more faith in their ability to influence their own lives and key life events."
#ControlBeliefs https://phys.org/news/2026-06-people-today-stronger-belief-ability.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter 
More people today have a stronger belief in their own ability to shape their lives
People living in Germany have more confidence in themselves today than 20 years ago. They have more faith in their ability to influence their own lives and key life events. This has now been shown in a long-term study conducted by Dr. Theresa M. Entringer from the University of Greifswald and colleagues from Berlin and the U.S., based on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Data from more than 42,000 individuals were analyzed for this purpose. The examination period spanned more than two decades; those interviewed were ages 16 to 98. The study was published in the European Journal of Personality.
#HomoNeoliberaliensis #Music: "The analysis of musical
#evolution found that song
#lyrics have become increasingly negative over the past six decades, with declining references to moral
#virtues. This could provide an important indicator of a cultural shift in
#society."
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-virtue-vice-morality-popular-music.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter 
From virtue to vice: How the morality of popular music lyrics has changed since the 1960s
Popular music may be reflecting a growing culture of vices, according to new research from the Center for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London. The analysis of musical evolution found that song lyrics have become increasingly negative over the past six decades, with declining references to moral virtues. This could provide an important indicator of a cultural shift in society.
#HomoNeoliberaliensis #Music: "Over five decades, popular
#songs in the
#US &
#Germany have become more self-focused—as indicated by the use of pronouns such as "I," "me" and "mine"—while no such trend was seen for the most popular songs in Japan and Hong Kong."
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-song-lyrics-grew-focused-germany.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter 
Pop song lyrics grew more self-focused in the US and Germany over 50 years, research reveals
Over five decades, popular songs in the U.S. and Germany have become more self-focused—as indicated by the use of pronouns such as "I," "me" and "mine"—while no such trend was seen for the most popular songs in Japan and Hong Kong. Marius Golubickis of United Arab Emirates University and colleagues present these findings in PLOS One.
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