Hey there context, sorry for not replying sooner. My thought process was that if I did not respond too much it would encourage people to talk to each other but that did not work haha, I really enjoyed the video that you shared and it actually did help me understand certain points of the subject matter better.

I had never heard of the concept of fictionalism before and it is a fantastic concept on how to view art. I felt very silly for not realizing Us also referred to Us, as in the United States. I really found it interesting how the tethered are both the colonized and colonizer, it kind of reminds me of Fanon's description of the colonized individual, because they are also Americans, it kinda begs the question of who are black Americans? the colonized or the colonizer? something I thought of that the lecture did not mention is how Adelaide is an amazing example of "the militant" that Fanon talked about in chapter two because she is from the surface world and has the gift on language, she uses this ability and her knowledge of the surface world to radicalized her fellow tethered and lead them to liberation. this is just like how the militant will be cast out of politics and polite society by the national parties and attacked by the police, and will then find themselves with the Lumpenproletariat and find that they are the most ready to be radicalized and take action. I enjoyed reading your comment and the lecture you shared.