Storytellers will be the ones to see us through this. Stories help us remember where we come from and what we’ve been through. They inspire us to imagine new and better futures. A love of storytelling fosters empathy, compassion, and curiosity.
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Thank you for that reminder, on a rather dark day. I was also thinking that as history is being rewritten, it will be up to the storytellers to pass the truth down to the next generations.
This... Storytelling saved my life in high school. I was a kid that was bullied until I wanted to die. I escaped into these other realities. They gave me courage, inspiration to live, and a place to heal. I hope that my stories helps other people through their hard times and to find hope as well.
It’s for these exact reasons that we will continue to see challenges to our ability to freely consume media across all mediums. Now is the time for radical art, radical resistance.
Trump and Musk teamed up to change the government, focusing on cutting costs and boosting efficiency. But their changes hurt—important services were slashed, and many felt ignored. People protested, reminding leaders that real change should prioritize the people’s needs, not just numbers.
I was feeling blue, and then I read your words. I’ve known this to be true pretty much my entire life, but these past few weeks have made it hard to remember. Thank you!
And storytelling is also a good way to communicate political messages...Imagine if those opposed to what DOGE is doing, instead of citing laws and regulations, told the stories of actual people who are directly affected by the firings and program cuts. Put faces on the numbers. Bring them alive!
Storytellers validate existence- especially of people, history, and beliefs the "they" would rather see erased. Stories and storytelling is so important to the meaning of who we are and of understanding. 💗
Well said. Storytellers come in many forms, and each is important in their own way. without them we are bereft of history and left to the whims of those that have a derived narrative which exemplifies their own roles, as well as their supporters, in what history we have.
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