So-called “social domestication” is, in essence, the mechanism by which large social systems maintain order and keep running: it shapes behavioral inertia through rewards and punishments, defines value through identity labels, limits cognitive boundaries through information filtering, sustains economic cycles through consumption, strengthens obedience through group pressure, weakens deep thinking through the fragmentation of time, and drives competition and “involution” through unified standards of success. It is not simply about controlling every individual; it is about gradually transforming complex, unpredictable individuals into predictable, manageable, and cooperative members of society. A person’s true growth is neither about completely resisting social rules nor about fully obeying them. Instead, it is about learning to identify which rules protect you and which rules restrict you, and ultimately building your own value system and life coordinates.

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