Actually, many people clutch to excuse of all sorts. For example, prepping itself has been used as an excuse by some to collect and horde large numbers of "prepping" gadgets. Some have collected dozens if not hundreds of knives ...etc. Some have even forgotten to enjoy life using the excuse of being "busy prepping". I think they have "prepping OCD".

Anyway. You are right that people are too complex to categorize with 4 letters each. Not only that but life itself is too complex to even think we can analyze.

Take for example the phrase "bad situation". I have seen it with my own eyes when a "bad situation" becomes the best thing that ever happened to some people because it was the only thing that worked to improve their personalities. They have become more understanding of others around them. Before that, no amount of discussion or convincing was working. When they faced deteriorating circumstaces and harsh realities, they started to THINK !!

So you are right that 4 letter symbols are not what we are , but still we can look at them as "multitools" to use in survival situations when we do not have the full tool box that we keep at home.