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Hang the DJ: The Existential Fear of Choosing Wrong

Feb 12, 2026

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Hang the DJ: The Existential Fear of Choosing Wrong

A Psycheflix analysis of Black Mirror's: Hang the DJ" (S4E4), exploring why choosing a partner feels terrifying—and how the fear of choosing wrong drives us to surrender freedom.

Safa Rubaye, MD

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Feb 5, 2026

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Crocodile: The Psychology of Moral Compromise and “Just One More”

A deep Psycheflix-style analysis of Black Mirror’s Crocodile (S4E3), exploring how fear, sunk cost, and “just one more” thinking lead ordinary people into moral collapse.

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Jan 29, 2026

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Arkangel: Overprotective Parenting and Its Hidden Costs

A deep analysis of Black Mirror’s Arkangel (S4E2), exploring modern overprotective parenting, parental fear, and how excessive safety leads to anxiety and rebellion.

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Jan 22, 2026

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USS Callister: The Age of Digital Narcissism and the Fragile Power of Robert Daly

Black Mirror S4E1 “USS Callister” explores digital narcissism through Robert Daly’s personality, showing how people with low self-esteem use virtual control to escape powerlessness in real life.

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The Psychology of Ritualized Guilt and Collective Punishment

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Hang the DJ: The Existential Fear of Choosing Wrong

Crocodile: The Psychology of Moral Compromise and “Just One More”

Arkangel: Overprotective Parenting and Its Hidden Costs

Morality

The Mauritanian: How Fear, Fatigue, and Authority Can Twist the Truth

The Psychology of Ritualized Guilt and Collective Punishment

Conclave (2024): When Flawed Decisions Teeter Between Immorality and Genuine Evil

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USS Callister: The Age of Digital Narcissism and the Fragile Power of Robert Daly

Gran Torino and the Grumbling Years: Why Walt Kowalski Sounds Like Every Cranky Neighbor You Know

Chuck McGill’s “Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity” in Better Call Saul: Fiction vs. Science

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