"equal to StateX" vs "not equal to Normal"

Hello folks,

I notice a seeming fault with the function of the "not equal to" setting

I have the trigger:

Set READY equal to true

When the user clicks the submit button

If ITEM is equal to Drop Correct

and, in Preview, clicking Submit shows the anticipated layer A when ITEM is Drop Correct.

But if I change the trigger to

Set READY equal to true

When the user clicks the submit button

IF ITEM is not equal to Normal

Clicking Submit no longer shows layer A (whether ITEM is moved and dropped and displaying its Drop Correct, Drop Incorrect, or, for that matter, Normal state)

Do we know why this seems to work this way?

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background info:

ITEM has 3 states, the initial state is Normal

I have the variable READY with Default Value: False

I have the layer displaying triggers:

Show layer A

When the user clicks the submit button

IF READY is equal to True

Show layer B

When the user clicks the submit button

IF READY is equal to False