Something You Should Know

Why We Care What Other People Think & How Social Media is Shaping Language

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Aug 4, 2025
Meg Josephson, a psychotherapist and author, shares insights on the exhausting nature of people-pleasing and how it relates to our need for approval. She explains the psychological roots of these behaviors and introduces strategies for self-acceptance. Adam Aleksic, a linguist and author, explores how social media reshapes language, including the emergence of new terms influenced by algorithms and censorship. Together, they discuss the interplay between societal expectations and language evolution in our digital age.
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Why Women Need Reading Glasses Sooner

  • Women typically need reading glasses sooner than men due to presbyopia caused by holding reading materials closer.
  • The primary reason is shorter arm length in women, not other ocular factors.
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People-Pleasing as Survival Response

  • People pleasers often operate from a survival-based fawn response to perceived threats in social situations.
  • This causes them to overextend themselves trying to appease or impress others to feel safe.
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The Spotlight Effect on Anxiety

  • We tend to overestimate how much others think about us, known as the spotlight effect.
  • This exaggeration fuels anxiety and self-blame in people pleasers unnecessarily.
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