Col on Nostr: You press the close-door button in the lift several times, eventually the doors ...

You press the close-door button in the lift several times, eventually the doors close. Victory. Except they were closing anyway! Psychologists call it the illusion of control. Pressing a button, even a dead one, makes us feel like we have a say. Studies even show people wait more patiently when they think they pushed something. So next time you jab one, know. The button’s pressing you.