Social Norms In Psychology

While social norms bind us, we bind others to our own ideals. In psychology, this concept is referred to as projection. We only know what we know, and like to think that others are the same. It’s not a bad thing, since we need to find similarities in each other due to being a social species. Of course, there are times when we overstep the line and find ourselves believing another is exactly like us, instead of respecting their individuality. Though it’s innately human nature to want to make marks, and collect mementos. Nobody wants to be forgotten in this world. It’s contrary to evolution to forget where you’ve been lest you become prey. In the modern age, we think we’re the predator, but we’re really the prey. We try to sell ourselves,