I think it goes beyond development issues. Think of how quickly websites change their contents and even layouts. The internet - cyberspace - was initially conceived of by many as a separate "place", and even in its abstract nature, I think most people still do. So, think of how disoriented people are when they visit their hometown for the first time in a few years, after a lot of construction has taken place. Or when they go to a grocery store and products have been moved around. A micro version of this happens basically every time you open Youtube or even HN. I sometimes wonder if platform owners actually count on it; such a user has to be more suggestible, since a portion of their cognition has to be shunted over to just understanding where they "are."