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Smaller story arc s can be composed into larger ones, or woven together. Try this: zoom into a small story arc about one or two people. Then zoom out to a larger related story arc. Then zoom back in. This works well when trying to communicate a…

Gordon
Oct 28, 20251 min read

Smaller [[story arc]]s can be composed into larger ones, or woven together.

Try this: zoom into a small story arc about one or two people. Then zoom out to a larger related story arc. Then zoom back in.

This works well when trying to communicate a massive change that is happening in the world. We need to see the mass movement, but anchor on the meaning at [[human scale]].

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