The brain is optimized for pattern recognition. Sometimes it sees patterns where there are none. Sometimes it loves patterns. Our entertainment is often action

The brain is optimized for pattern recognition. Sometimes it sees patterns where there are none. Sometimes it loves patterns. Our entertainment is often action and consequence. Stories are often a bunch of coincidences that string into a narrative. One classic example is a hero murders a person, gets away with the crime, and in a freak accident the statue of the murdered person falls on him - exposing him as the murderer and providing some justice and catharsis. We also love the opposite - man works hard in New Technology, and there's a sudden influx of wealth in New Technology and he becomes rich and his rival becomes poor. It may have little to do with the hard work, but humans will look for action and consequence. Or a modern form - powerful man commits unethical but legal action. Everyone hates them on social media, suddenly man loses election or goes to jail. Trolls associate man's fall to their collective social media prowess.