snotklap on Nostr: People are more open to new ideas in one-on-one interactions, but in group settings, ...

People are more open to new ideas in one-on-one interactions, but in group settings, resistance intensifies. Social status takes priority, and questioning the status quo threatens stability. In groups, individuals do not just react to ideas... they react to how others perceive them. Predictability is preferred over truth because it maintains social order, and society values comfort, security, and cohesion above all else. But truth is unsettling... it forces change.

Because stability is prioritised over truth, shallow conversations, simplistic ideas, and repetitive content dominate social spaces. Certainty feels safer than intellectual discomfort, and complex or unfamiliar ideas are often perceived as difficult or even threatening. This is why society defends the status quo even when it works against them. Instead of questioning authority or outdated beliefs, most people rationalise them... change feels too uncertain and risky. Conformity offers protection, even when truth is on the side of the outlier. Those who simplify complex ideas into viral, feel-good soundbites receive the most attention, while those who challenge mainstream narratives are ignored, misunderstood, or even attacked. Society does not fear truth itself... it fears what truth represents: disruption.