Consensual reality is both fragile and elastic, and it heals like the skin of a bubble.
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In "Motherless Brooklyn," Jonathan Lethem explores the concept of consensual reality, depicting it as a delicate but adaptable construct. This idea highlights how our shared perceptions and beliefs about the world can easily shift and change, much like a bubble's surface can stretch or compress. Such fragility suggests that what we consider true is often influenced by collective agreement rather than absolute certainty.
The metaphor of a bubble's skin is particularly...
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