The Science of Social Friction: Why We Feel Instant Resistance

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Explore the science of social friction and why we feel instant resistance. Learn how the amygdala and pattern recognition shape our social flow and judgments.

The Science of Social Friction: Why We Feel Instant Resistance

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Why at the gym I would compliment people but then this girl showed up and idk she didn’t look like the type to compliment something was off since the day I met her she felt closed off like not opened to interaction. Then I would see her again and then come to find out later she would copy everything I did and I got kicked out but why did I feel that instant risistance not like the other girls

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