Living in Fantasy: The Psychological Trap of Bovarism

In our relentless pursuit of happiness and fulfillment, we often find ourselves escaping into worlds that seem perfect compared to our mundane realities.
But what happens when those worlds start to overshadow our practical lives? What happens when we become addicted to escapism?
This phenomenon is called "Bovarism", and in this video-essay we are going to try and dissect it to lay bare its internal gearings, so as to discover how, if possible, we can escape from escapism.
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00:00 - The Great Gatsby
01:38 - Bovarism: Where it Began
03:47 - Realism vs. Romanticism
05:05 - Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
07:41 - Curated Perfection
10:51 - The Dual Nature of Bovarism
11:53 - The Evolution