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"The Danger of a Single Story"
The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.
from Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing by Nikki Giovanni
- while shared stories and singular sources of truth are comforting, they also run the risk of over-simplification and easy-to-ignore exclusion. On the face of it, it feels like the most dystopian of our existential themes — more fear than question. But what if there’s a potential upside to decentralized reality? What if the fragmentation of reality ... See more
from Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Keely Adler added
- “We live in a world shaped by stories. Stories are the threads of our lives and the fabric of human cultures. A story can unite or divide people(s), obscure issues, or spotlight new perspectives. A story can inform or deceive, enlighten or entertain, or even do all of the above. Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives,... See more
from Designing Systems Interventions – Transition Design Seminar CMU
Sarah Wong added