While hauntology compellingly illuminates how remnants of the past shape our cultural present, its emphasis on the weight of lost futures risks cultivating a sense of inevitability and stagnation. By framing our current condition as irreversibly haunted by what never was, hauntology can inadvertently discourage proactive innovation and creative disruption. Instead of resigning ourselves to recycled narratives, we must recognize our agency in reinterpreting history, challenging lingering limitations, and forging new paths unburdened by the ghosts of unfulfilled dreams.