Separate information content from emotional delivery

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Meaning as Receiver Construction (meaning is constructed by receivers), Automatic Pattern Perception (pattern detection is automatic and biased), and Information and attention have an inverse relationship: a (information abundance creates attention poverty). The principle states that the same factual content delivered through different channels produces radically different emotional costs, and you can optimize for information while minimizing activation. This is actionable design guidance, not a fundamental property.