RE: I'd Like to Take This Moment to Apologize For My Face

The whole thing isn't the easiest to navigate. Never was. An excellent case study developed though throughout the chaos that was that dude's episode, and I learned a lot more. I'm not sure if you tuned into the entire shit-show along with the spinoffs, but I did. People will intentionally disconnect and allow themselves to get blindsided for a shot at belonging.

I've always said I never felt like I belong. That's a good thing. It means I'm not owned. Others see it as being an outcast, or cast out. They tend to struggle in life but since there's a group (groupthink) allowing the square peg to fit in the round hole, making the game easy, they're blind to the struggles they face; tricked into thinking they're winning in numbers. But really they're just spinning their tires and rejecting a push simply because they've already made up their mind the help doesn't know how to push the right way, beforehand.

It's also a gimmick and breaking character could spell disaster; friendships, community, market, money, security, comfort; gone.

The aforementioned potential fear of loss is typically what shackles a cult member to the floor with invisible chains; that's why they rarely leave on their own even while things around them are taking a turn for the worse or not making any sense. Plus there's always someone there to remind them everything will be alright.

That part in italics I wrote here.

And sorry for all the edits. I'm baked and you got me thinking at the same time.