I sometimes wonder if people try to diversify certain spaces to feel less guilty about their participation in those spaces
Like removing To Kill a Mockingbird from the curriculum because it uses the N word doesn’t change the fact that you’ve chosen to send your kid to an elitist private school that also (likely) contributes to segregation in K-12 schooling
An ERG lobbying Amazon to donate to HBCUs doesn’t fundamentally change the fact that Amazon abuses its workers
Sometimes I just wonder if people are actually reflecting on what they’re trying to achieve or if it’s just an exercise in ego
I’m reading this piece and there are some moments that made me cringe lamag.com/mag-features/b…
Brentwood charges $45k a year for tuition! Why are you trying to “radicalize” a space like that?

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