@mekkaokereke @aebabis@tech.lgbt
I wonder if it’s some form of mass Stockholm Syndrome, in relation to the state, & its power.
Such that, for some, the oppression is comforting. Because it’s familiar?
@f1337 @mekkaokereke @aebabis (don't google it if you like dogs)
@f1337 @mekkaokereke @aebabis the term you're looking for, I believe, is "learned helplessness". Basically, when a trauma is repeatedly inflicted on a being in a way that prohibits escape or resistance, the nervous system stops triggering fight/flight and starts going into freeze or shutdown instead. The body has adapted to surviving the trauma instead of avoiding it. But this can result in losing the inclination to escape entirely, even if an exit is opened after the conditioning