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"Because everyone else chose it," "That's just what people do," "I'm anxious being alone"... This is what we call "peer pressure." A phenomenon where implicit pressure is applied to conform to the majority opinion or the surrounding atmosphere. It is deeply rooted in the human nature of collective adaptation—our instincts and psychological tendencies. We live bound by transparent chains named peer pressure. It's not that someone explicitly told you to "do that." And yet, afraid of being different, you choose to be "the same as everyone else" again today. Smiling when you don't want to smile, nodding to things you don't want to say. Perhaps you, too, have had such an experience. Smiling when you didn't want to. Answering "I'm fine" when you didn't want to say it. Nodding in silence even though you thought it was wrong. But that isn't because you are weak. Being afraid of being alone is surely the same for everyone. That is why today, still tethered by invisible chains, we smile in that place called "being the same as everyone else." And little by little, we even lose sight of what we truly wanted. Even so, if there is a part of you right now thinking, "Actually, this is wrong." Please, do not let that small voice vanish. It doesn't matter if no one else hears it. Because that is surely the last piece of "you" remaining within the chains. ──This is a story that acknowledges that "you."