Concept
Compensatory control
When agency feels threatened people reach for external structure as a substitute. Explains why a Banner feels like belonging, predicts Banner-drift as a shock risk rather than a growth risk, and gives the Salve and the Mask a shared root.
Where it appears
Treated in
- Part Four — The Ground UnderneathOn Belief Systems That Know They're BuiltEvery belief system is constructed. The difference is honesty about it — and the difference between infecting someone and inoculating them.