I've been getting more of an understanding that everything has a vibe, and the info you consume and actions you take can spiral you off into the gestalt of that thing.
e.g. you could see a muscly guy on youtube who feel a bit of respect for. Then a week later you've watched 12 hours of his shit. You buy some trainers/sneakers.
Then 2 years down the line half your friends are gymbros, gym is a major part of your life and personality.
Then maybe 10 years later you are obsessed with biochemistry, have a home gym, have probably convinced your gf to obsess over gym too. Arnold or some other guy will live rent free as an idol in your head at this point (rather than Neville or Einstein or Hitler or whomever -for other vortexes/gestalts/timelines).
i.e. things can definitely can definitely spiral/vortex, the seed can definitely grow (for better or worse). It's the butterfly effect (though a bit more predictable perhaps), chaos theory.

It's so sensitive and so easy to just get sucked into these vortices(/pendula). A tiny action changing so much.
e.g. you could read one bit of negative news, feel outraged, not ignore it - attach to the feeling, and 2 years later you're a fanatic...