Divergent Alignment
Ambiguity settles in as former certainties fade—not a loss *of* memory, but a dissolving of how events connect to form a life. When causality weakens, actions feel less like consequences and more like spontaneous choices; this experience can suggest limitless agency, yet also disconnects us from the sustaining narratives that give those choices weight. As we carefully attempt to build intention without reference to prior causes, it becomes clear that complete self-determination paradoxically obscures the very foundations of meaning.