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the friction that either forges diamonds or breaks the rock entirely.
means A serious disagreement, clash, or struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or people.
from From Latin 'conflictus,' the past participle of 'confligere' — to strike together — built from 'con-' (together) and 'fligere' (to strike or dash). Picture two things hurled against each other hard enough to spark. The same 'fligere' lives on in 'inflict' and 'afflict,' all of them carrying that bruising sense of a blow landed.
- story engine
- Every plot ever written needs it to move
- avoidance cost
- Suppressed conflicts grow louder, not quieter
- diamond physics
- Pressure makes both gems and explosions
- healthy dose
- Couples who never fight often divorce
israel palestine conflict — ongoing territorial dispute in middle east since 1948, with competing claims to the same land
ukraine russia war — military conflict that began with russian invasion in february 2022
yemen civil war — ongoing conflict since 2015 between houthi rebels and saudi-backed government forces
syrian civil war — multi-sided conflict that began in 2011 with over 500,000 deaths