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tokaiyesterday at 10:29 PM1 replyview on HN

Its interesting that there are will-o'-wisp style folklore the whole world over. Whether or not its a real phenomenon, psychological, or a mix, its fascinating that it seem to be so universal.


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echelontoday at 1:18 AM

This is exactly what I came to comment.

There are so many conserved ideas in folklore. Dragons, gods, fairy lights and will-o'-the-wisp. Star peoples, floods.

I wonder if structures in information and latent reality space cause us to draw these same conclusions and convergences.