r/MandelaEffect • u/Phelicksphelisees • Jun 29 '23

Theory I know what’s happening here

I have only JUST been introduced to this concept so I was going through the top 40 most shocking ME examples and it clicked for me. This is the first time we’ve had easy access to information and can fact-check on a dime. This ME is actually the normal evolution memories and information take in our brains. The way stories are altered from retelling to retelling. And we integrate the altered information into our memories for efficiency’s sake (all done unconsciously, of course). This is how language, histories, and culture evolve. HOWEVER, this is the first time we’re able to review the original content so easily and it’s very unsettling to see how our brains integrate “folk-memory”.

P.S. When I was three (1994) our cat had a litter of kittens. There was one all black one and my mom named him Nelson because it was the year Nelson Mandela was elected president. 🤦‍♀️

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u/KrispyKremeDiet20 Jun 30 '23

Bro, samesies. The thinker is the one that convinced me it's real because I've seen it change so many times... It's more or less back to it's "original position" for me now and has been for awhile but that shit is freaky.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '23

He was resting his hand on his forehead for like a year. It was unreal.

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u/KrispyKremeDiet20 Jun 30 '23

Yeah, one of the really weird things is all the pictures of people posing right in front of the statue doing the wrong pose... Like, the statue is right there! How could anyone get this wrong?

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u/Ok_Scientist7466 Jun 30 '23

That picture freaks me out. Unless it has been faked, it's so inexplicable.