This episode explores how identity threat makes people vulnerable to narrative capture. When belonging feels threatened, correction can feel less like information and more like social danger. The conversation examines how modern platforms can intensify moral tribalism by targeting the emotional pressure points that shape group loyalty, self-protection, and judgment.

The episode also considers a practical defense: intentionally building low-stakes relationships with people who see the world differently. Exposure to diverse social groups may help keep our identity threat reflexes flexible and reduce the risk of retreating into an identity-protective bunker.

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