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Can people trust their own memories?

In 2026 John said he holds his memories less tightly, as fallible impressions, since memory is unlike a recording device.

Axis: memories are a reliable record ... memories are fallible reconstructions to hold loosely

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2026-05-12 first on record John says the episode reminds him to hold his memories less tightly, as fallible impressions rather than an unchanging record: memory is not like a recording device. Lies, Damn Lies, and Bart Giamatti 00:02:55