(developer like a chemical bath, developer like a physical process of revealing contrast, until but not beyond the point of recognition, if you do it right)
> [autistic pattern recognition auto-completing an arc in the story of the other]?
I don't think I'm wired to keep that detailed a mental model of *people* in my head. every development feels new, generally. and when it *doesn't* feel new, I work to unwire my assumptions to *let* it be new