Familiarity breeds comfort. This is an evolutionary trick of the brain.
That which is unfamiliar must be either avoided, or dubiously approached, for the safety of the self and community.
The opposite, the Mere Exposure Effect, breeds the aforementioned comfort. Spend more time with something or someone, learn of its safety, eventually enjoy it.
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For me it’s probably definitely because of the 'tism
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There is a lot of overlap with the two and do frequently go together. I definitely got the two for one going one. #NeuroSpicy
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Interact with me. Now. This is a threat.
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internet transmitted cuddles, my favorite
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Familiarity breeds comfort. This is an evolutionary trick of the brain.
That which is unfamiliar must be either avoided, or dubiously approached, for the safety of the self and community.
The opposite, the Mere Exposure Effect, breeds the aforementioned comfort. Spend more time with something or someone, learn of its safety, eventually enjoy it.
Because you have to get to know them better first.
Probably because we’re too comfortable interacting with online strangers with the protection of semi-anonymity.
Because it’s very easy to offend them without meaning to.
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I’m offended by this assertion.