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===== Not “excusing,” but explaining the developmental path in a way that allows intervention. =====

This cluster is less “tightly coupled” than the self-protection cluster, but it’s still patterned.

Here’s a clean list of variables that often sit on that “other side,” and why they’re less mechanically interconnected:
* Attachment / social safety history (predicts threat sensitivity)
* Shame tolerance (predicts whether correction feels like annihilation)
* Self-compassion / internal parenting (predicts ability to stay in discomfort)
* Modeling exposure (did they see people update without humiliation?)
* Incentive environment (does their world reward posturing or repair?)
* Cognitive bandwidth (sleep, overload, stress)
* Identity fusion (how much “being right” equals “being good”)
* Epistemic humility training (did they learn falsifiability, not vibes?)
* Conflict style learning (are they trained in dominance, not dialogue?)

These variables don’t always cause each other directly, but they correlate in real development (because they share upstream causes like environment, modeling, stress, and identity formation).

So yes: it’s fair to call it “another meta-cluster,” but it’s more like a constellation than a tight mechanism loop.