stackyFACTSTeamwork is cute, but identity fusion is downright terrifying. Under intense shared suffering, the psychological barrier between 'me' and 'we' totally dissolves. Members of hyper-bonded groups process the successes or physical pain of their comrades using the exact same neural networks they use for their own bodies.
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