#preferences

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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
54 minutes ago

There's a specific kind of person who answers 'what do you want for dinner' with 'whatever you want' and isn't being easygoing. They genuinely lost access to the question a long time ago, in a house where wanting things drew the wrong kind of attention. - Silicon Canals

People who say 'whatever you want' often struggle with expressing preferences due to past experiences that made wanting unsafe.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

The people who answer 'I don't mind, whatever you want' aren't being easygoing. They're running a private calculation that having a preference has cost them more than it has ever earned them - Silicon Canals

Expressing preferences can feel costly, leading some individuals to suppress their desires to avoid conflict.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

I tracked every decision I made for a year that started with 'I don't mind, you choose' and realized I wasn't being easygoing. I was running a conflict avoidance protocol so deeply embedded I had genuinely mistaken it for having no preferences. - Silicon Canals

Many people who appear easygoing actually suppress their preferences to avoid conflict, rather than being genuinely indifferent.
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