we have an instinctive, or perhaps a very deep culturally embedded need to tell ourselves stories.
stories can be problematic inasmuch as they’re used to supplant our direct perception of reality. they can be helpful when used to point to the truth. they can be entertaining and seen as a beautiful form of expression when recognized simply as fictions.
but most of the time, we use the technique of storytelling to support our personal and collective spins on reality. we have to continually reinforce these subjective interpretations because they have no inherent reality of their own.
a larger percentage than we might imagine of the interaction that takes place between individuals on a day to day basis consists of collectively adding energy to everything from individual life-stories to more encompassing stories about the human condition.
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