Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
Theory: humans like to maintain uncertainty at a constant level. If reality gets too predictable we tell more plausible make-believe stories. If it gets less predictable we tell fewer stories. If a coin always comes up heads, we tell stories of a world where it always comes up tails.
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Mark Carey 🎩🫂
@markcarey
Uncertainty, like death, gives life meaning.
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