If you want to understand people's behavior read this:

- Psychology thread -

• Anonymous authority theory

It is easy to manipulate people with the help of magic words.

Phrases like "according to scientists” or “experts claim” are easily perceived as truth.
• Creeping normality theory.

You tend to accept terrible changes if they happen gradually.

In relationships, at times your reality gets changed and slowly abnormal things are seen normal.
• Hedgehogs dilemma

Hedgehogs suffer from the cold if they're too far apart, but they'll stab each other if they get too close.

The same goes with toxic friends, stop getting close to people who harm you.
• Foot in the door.

Someone does you a little favor and then you get trapped and their requests become bolder and bolder.

You struggle to say no. It's used by marketers to sell you their goods. You buy the trial version and it becomes easier to sell an extended subscription.

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MDZS is laden with buddhist references. As a South Asian person, and history buff, it is so interesting to see how Buddhism, which originated from India, migrated, flourished & changed in the context of China. Here's some research (🙏🏼 @starkjeon for CN insight + citations)

1. LWJ’s sword Bichen ‘is likely an abbreviation for the term 躲避红尘 (duǒ bì hóng chén), which can be translated as such: 躲避: shunning or hiding away from 红尘 (worldly affairs; which is a buddhist teaching.) (
https://t.co/zF65W3roJe) (abbrev. TWX)

2. Sandu (三 毒), Jiang Cheng’s sword, refers to the three poisons (triviṣa) in Buddhism; desire (kāma-taṇhā), delusion (bhava-taṇhā) and hatred (vibhava-taṇhā).

These 3 poisons represent the roots of craving (tanha) and are the cause of Dukkha (suffering, pain) and thus result in rebirth.

Interesting that MXTX used this name for one of the characters who suffers, arguably, the worst of these three emotions.

3. The Qian kun purse “乾坤袋 (qián kūn dài) – can be called “Heaven and Earth” Pouch. In Buddhism, Maitreya (मैत्रेय) owns this to store items. It was believed that there was a mythical space inside the bag that could absorb the world.” (TWX)