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Missing out creates an irrational sense of urgency

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The terrifying suspicion that everyone is having an amazing time without you forces attendance at events you genuinely dread. We will sacrifice our own comfort just to ensure nobody creates an inside joke in our absence.

Missing out creates an irrational sense of urgency
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