https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/6c6973c2-8085-4fdf-b600-995828938101 Just World is my self-produced debut single, available for streaming or download on all major music distribution platforms now! It's a satirical take on the propaganda of hustle culture and the American Dream - that you can dance to! The just world fallacy was first described by Milton Lerner in his 1980 book "The Belief in a Just World: A Persistent Delusion," and it describes the popular cognitive bias that life is fair, good things happen to good people, and people who are suffering must have done something to deserve their suffering. It's the ideology that tells you to cut out Starbucks and pick up another side hustle and you, too, can be rich and successful. It's the delusion that makes people write think pieces about how "anyone can buy a house, just do what I did!" without recognizing that the condo they were allowed to live in for free or the $30,000 gift towards a down payment they were given from their parents were privileges that few people have access to. It's the belief system that teaches us to blame ourselves when we struggle in oppressive systems built to favor the people born at the top. I hope this song helps you recognize how ridiculous these arguments are when you hear them in real life and that you choose to have empathy and understanding for yourself and others instead. Links to stream or download Just World: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7yj4kGWKzLBS8dFkNduJPa?si=qZ1opjRkSIOx869_QdFq5w Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/just-world-single/1626581801?uo=4 iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/just-world-single/1626581801?uo=4&app=itunes&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard Bandcamp: https://erikaheidewald.bandcamp.com/track/just-world Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/erika-heidewald/just-world-main?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read more on the just world fallacy: https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Belief_in_a_Just_World.html?id=1t3VBQAAQBAJ Find me on social media - Patreon.com/erikaheidewald instagram.com/erikaheidewald https://twitter.com/erikaheidewald​​ tiktok.com/erikaheidewald VIDEO CREDITS: Just World is written and produced by Erika Heidewald Video filmed and edited also by me Historical and stock footage video clips are all in the public domain, found on the Library of Congress website and pexels.com Thanks for watching! Sat, 02 May 2026 17:26:41 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/6c6973c2-8085-4fdf-b600-995828938101 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.