psychology
Why does not knowing itch? Not every gap gets under your skin.
Curiosity is not a universal dislike of uncertainty. The strongest itch begins when you can see a specific, valuable gap—and think the answer is within reach.
Remembering can change a memory. But what opens it for editing?
Recall is not an automatic overwrite. Surprise may open some memories for updating—but a large mismatch can become a separate episode instead.