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episode 9: Episode 9 – Agency in Stories
The Rustle In The Bushes.
A built-in predisposition to expect agency.
We look for the causes of events or phenomena we perceive.
Creaky floorboards.
In stories, there are no actions without agents.
A source of perennial insecurity. A need to understand cause and effect.
A story in which events occur at random does not work.
Comfort and escapism.
Causality due to character motivation.
Making assumptions about what others want.
Gossip has a purpose.
Murders.