Certain behaviors are repeated not because they’re good, but because they’re visible..

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Certain behaviors are repeated not because they’re good, but because they’re visible..
Naming a phenomenon is the first step toward understanding it.
Patterns repeat across ages and backgrounds — but we prefer anecdotes.
Social rituals teach us more about humans than about ideas.
A FETWEL can march, advocate, and donate — and still be acting from desire, not principle.
What looks like advocacy can sometimes be attraction in disguise.
The rhetoric of morality can obscure recurring behaviors.
Power is often hidden in the most polite gestures.