I definitely think peoples brains work differently and that leads to different approaches. For example, using your switch to the major and minor pent, I look at that simply as the same scale, just resolving on a different note. For example, if I can play A minor pent I can also play C major pent using the exact same pattern, just by starting on the second note of the A minor pent. The modal relationship between the two keys makes that possible, and I don't have to learn anything new.
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