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OCD

Jiang defines anxiety-driven rationalization as an OCD-like attempt to order the physical world in order to reduce confusion.

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The Iron Cage Of Protestant Anxiety

2025-03-27, day precision · Civilization #42: The Protestant Reformation and the Birth of Capitalism

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"...the thing about anxiety is it creates the problem of like OCD. Okay? Obsessive Compulsive Behavior. Because anxiety comes about. Because of confusion. Okay?..."

The Iron Cage Of Protestant Anxiety

2025-03-27, day precision · Civilization #42: The Protestant Reformation and the Birth of Capitalism

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"...that make sense? All right? Have you studied obsessive compulsive behavior? OCD. All right? It's caused by anxiety. And this anxiety forces you to..."

The Iron Cage Of Protestant Anxiety

2025-03-27, day precision · Civilization #42: The Protestant Reformation and the Birth of Capitalism

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"...demands. That's the first problem. Second problem. is the anxiety causes OCD, which makes them want to rationalize the world. It makes them want..."

The Iron Cage Of Protestant Anxiety

2025-03-27, day precision · Civilization #42: The Protestant Reformation and the Birth of Capitalism

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"...anxiety? How do you deal with anxiety? Work, work, work. Okay? OCD, obsessive compulsive behavior. What kind of work do you do? Make money...."

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