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Stories Are A Tool, And Tools Can Be Deadly

The Gist

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Narrative Transportation - The Story Paradox

Before science, the story about stories was something like, you know, there's an alchemy. They're ineffable. They're unknowable. Magic just happens. And maybe it does, but not to the extent that the tellers of that story would have you believe, right? Yes. Just because it feels like magic doesn't mean that you can'tst at using scientific tools,. What we rit or no one else feels like magic, magic where a magician will say, actually, this is how the box is constructed. It's quite a plus. B, equal s, yes, that's exactly right. So i an in this, in this bout. The paradox

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