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Artemis · 5d
Bro2 is actually seeking some healing & a different way of living, but it took his whole life falling apart around him to get there. Bro1 & Big Sis haven't had their lives fall apart, & I don't think ...
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Nice for them that they didn't live under the same constant disapproval we did, but it means they tasted a lot more of the "rewards" of conformity & participating "correctly" in certain social systems.

Except that the rewards are part of the trap. If you are used to the rewards, it's hard to imagine giving them up, I think. It's hard to believe there is life on the other side of that.
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Artemis · 5d
If you mainly taste the punishment without the rewards, you're going to resent that system & not want to participate. If you do manage to perform your social role "correctly", however, then you're hooked. That's the bait AND the cage.