Post #2234010
2026-05-06 15:53 UTC
@rancholibertad@climatejustice.social I don't talk about it here because people REALLY don't like reading about how they deeply believe everyone in the world SHOULD be a corporation, but unfortunately it's the natural consequence of liberal subjectivity and unless a radical position takes that structuration seriously, it is not going to escape the structure.
But I very much have a stages, like, theater stages, literally, a, `emsenn/performing/web/fediverse/kolektiva/AFFECTIONS.md` file on my computer that has rules like
"If settlerism is mentioned, it should be framed as a historical development into the present.
- Failure to situate its existence as something that can be blamed on the past results in antagonistic replies from men on the following instances...
@AndyDearden@mastodon.green
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@AndyDearden@mastodon.green 2026-05-07 07:36
@emsenn@kolektiva.social @rancholibertad@climatejustice.social As the middle aged, cis, hetero white guy I hesitate to put my oar in - I suspect Kate Raworth's take on different conceptions of 'human nature' is useful here. I agree about recognising structuration. I do believe that the (socio-)materiality of the communication media we use is also important. Every utterance has both social and material aspects as well as both social and material contexts - so our agency involves artful action in this complex space. Good luck!