people need to talk about anything. one person described it as an energy exchange virtually impossible to stop, invisible and real as two magnets. talking begets talking. when she wrote how an orange inspired insight about consciousness, people didn’t respond to ideas of altered states but weighed in on what type of orange and where was it purchased. there is an altered state to music making but to try and put it in words risks herd-type replies about what type of instrument, were the pick ups pre-cbs, did the kit have rims? to not be like the borg might be a good way of helping someone see the borg, assuming what they want from life is something other than experiencing auto pilot.