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“We are narrative beings.

Posted on April 29, 2014August 14, 2025 by Justin Durand

“We are narrative beings. Our humanness is built on the ability to understand ourselves in the context of a story, so we’re basically hardwired for stories”. And that’s why people do genealogy. 

  • http://www.fastcocreate.com/3029583/dreaming-with-your-eyes-open-how-humans-are-hardwired-for-stories

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← Lots of interesting angles here.
Aren’t we now back to the original idea, say 50 years ago? →

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