This week, Modern Wisdom explored the gap between external reality and internal experience across three distinct domains: the fracturing incentives within Democratic politics, the psychological barriers that prevent us from feeling loved despite receiving it, and one athlete's brush with mortality. The through-line suggests that what we observe—whether in institutions, relationships, or survival—often fails to match what we actually feel or understand about it.
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