Young people do not universally feel immortal; threatened adolescents often overestimate their chance of dying. What turns a shortened horizon into presence rather than fatalism is not age or civilization, but agency.
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Behavioral ScienceMarch 22, 20269 min readEvergreen
We use objectification as if it named one obvious wrong. Philosophy and psychology point to a narrower problem: bodily attention becomes corrosive when it displaces agency, subjectivity, and every other kind of value.
Is it true love or just an addiction to the chase? This post explores limerence, an obsessive state fueled by dopamine and uncertainty, often mistaken for genuine connection. Understanding this distinction is key to building real relationships.
