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> The office is exactly where we should be advocating for things, because it is where we spend the most time and can affect the most change. Just like we can't
by acituan 5y ago
> The office is exactly where we should be advocating for things, because it is where we spend the most time and can affect the most change.
Just like we can't say "I should vote on other people's behalf because I know better", we also can't say "I should have more access to societal change because I am employed in an affluent organization". Otherwise it would be elitism 101.
Office as a means of societal change doesn't provide equitable access to everyone in a democratic society. There is no such thing as democratic participation through back-channels.
Playing politics in or around a megacorp is only popular because petite-bourgeois, frustrated with not actually being an elite and having any real control, try to co-opt hot button societal issues in the hopes that their political gesturing will be a status enhancer and grant them access to some power.
- duped 5y agoThat's not what I intended to say, I meant that within your office or team your voice is simply heard. Thats true regardless of how "affluent" an organization may be.