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# Human beings can experience social judgment as a...
> Human beings can experience social judgment as a threat because belonging has always mattered to a social animal. Modern life gives us a larger repertoire than submission or attack: we can regulate, interpret, communicate, seek allies, change environments, and choose relationships with better terms.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Fear, Habit, and Building Change Through Repeated Practice - Workbook|Fear, Habit, and Building Change Through Repeated Practice]]
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“Human beings can experience social judgment as a threat because belonging has always mattered to a social animal. Modern life gives us a larger repertoire than submission or attack: we can regulate, interpret, communicate, seek allies, change environments, and choose relationships with better terms.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-human-beings-experience-relationships-better-terms
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