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There's a whole generation that proves that the brain tends toward resisting change. We call them Boomers in the US, although that word is used to describe more or a mindset than an age group these days, but one of the key components of said mindset is a resistance to changes.

But it makes a lot of sense. Generalized as all these statements may be, who here can argue that humans are not more inclined toward the comfortable and familiar, preferring instead to stick with what we know rather than struggling through the unknown? We all do this, to some degree, with some of us being a bit more adventurous or seeking different knowledge, or whatever, but returning to the known comforts feels safer to all of us.




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