1. A control mechanism aimed at the preservation of status quo. In the most generic sense, comforting lies are aimed to prevent individuals from realizing full spontenaity, i.e., to exit from cognitive structures of illusion. These lies are typically diffused by thoses representatives of this world that are no longer able to transcend illusion and substantively serve as means for the reproduction of illusion.

2. Direction of change in education. Students increasingly learn to avoid painful truths or anything that is unpleasant. They do not want to hear ideas that are contrary to their beliefs.

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.