There’s some real insight here in that systems often stabilize themselves through comfort and habituation rather than overt force. Where I diverge is in treating participation as an act of allegiance. Dependence is usually a structural condition, not a moral choice, and exit is rarely available without privilege or coordination. The harder work isn’t abstention, but designing systems that can absorb inheritance pressure without hardening into identity. That distinction is important so I’ll leave it there.
But it's a pretty snake - laying there so calm and unthreatening.... it doesn't really look scary at all... and... it is eating all the mice in the house so it must be good.... right? hummm......!
There’s some real insight here in that systems often stabilize themselves through comfort and habituation rather than overt force. Where I diverge is in treating participation as an act of allegiance. Dependence is usually a structural condition, not a moral choice, and exit is rarely available without privilege or coordination. The harder work isn’t abstention, but designing systems that can absorb inheritance pressure without hardening into identity. That distinction is important so I’ll leave it there.
The Beast is like a snake 🐍 waiting to bite. What shall you choose? A cage? Or freedom?
But it's a pretty snake - laying there so calm and unthreatening.... it doesn't really look scary at all... and... it is eating all the mice in the house so it must be good.... right? hummm......!
I don’t know, Sari. If it were of a mind, it could do those things while wanting something else…you’d best be cautious…don’t you think?