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[truedetective]

As long as the changes were being made to our memories, it was plausible to argue that this was some sort of hypnosis, something done by Retrospec to our brains. However:

1) The experiment to disconnect from electronics that may be affected by Retrospec returned no results. We still felt the effects while disconnected.

2) This "shrinking" and the holes in reality cannot be explained by hypnosis. They are very real.

At what point do we begin to question the fabric of reality itself?

-N

Comments

[obscultator]

Personally, I've always been partial to a particular theory I happened upon while skimming through some of the earliest network posts. Something to the effect of all of our consciousnesses periodically shifting between various parallel worlds within the infinite multiverse. It handily explains almost all of the odd goings-on and requires relatively few assumptions compared to some other equally outlandish proposals.

In all sincerity, though, I would try to avoid the temptation of falling down the philosophical rabbit hole that is questioning one's own perception of reality. It is a very deep hole, and I have rarely seen anyone climb out of it with any new insight that was worth having made the trip. Though I suppose Boltzmann Brains are always good for a laugh.

[truedetective]

Interesting. So, in this theory, all users of the Retrospec app simultaneously shifted into a world where everything was identical except horses had always been chocobos, and from then again into a world where everything was identical save the fruit had faces? I suppose it can't logically be ruled out.

[obscultator]

Frankly, Mister Shirogane, I think it may be faster at this point to determine what can be logically ruled out, and work backwards from there.

[truedetective]

Logically, we can rule out: 1) Nothing being amiss whatsoever. 2) Retrospec being uninvolved-- almost certainly this is not the case. 3) Independent mass hallucinations. That may be it.