Why do we tell stories?
Story Brain
Why do we tell stories?
You're sitting around a campfire, and someone starts: "Once upon a time..." Instantly, everyone leans in. Why does that happen? Why do humans — all of us, everywhere, forever — tell stories?
Stories are how we practice life without the risk. A caveman who heard "my cousin ignored rustling grass and got eaten by a tiger" learned to fear rustling grass — without becoming lunch himself. The story was a survival manual that lived in his memory.
