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'''Delta Drop''' is a term of art for the felt experience of sudden chaotic change.  
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Delta Drop is a term that describes the feeling that is evoked by sudden change. In [[Anomics]], such steep changes are both subjective and real. Unexpected changes in the external environment are registered by the human nervous system as negative emotional spikes, and perceived as chaos. Because the human nervous system has not evolved to deal with the high frequency of Delta Drops, technologies such as [[Affirmation BOB]]s have become a popular method for humans to cope with the resultant shocks.
 
 
In [[Anomic Studies]], such steep changes are relative: civilization might be objectively getting better, but sudden chaotic changes in the environment are registered by the human nervous system as negative emotional spikes. Because the human nervous system is not evolved for delta drops occurring at high frequency, coping technologies such as [[Affirmation BOB]] have become popular for [[delta regulation]].
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 18 August 2022

Delta Drop is a term that describes the feeling that is evoked by sudden change. In Anomics, such steep changes are both subjective and real. Unexpected changes in the external environment are registered by the human nervous system as negative emotional spikes, and perceived as chaos. Because the human nervous system has not evolved to deal with the high frequency of Delta Drops, technologies such as Affirmation BOBs have become a popular method for humans to cope with the resultant shocks.