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Jun 29, 2022Liked by Michelle Jia

holy shit you can WRITE.

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😭 🧡 !!! Thank you

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I know, right???!!!

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Another really thought-provoking piece, thank you, Michelle. You really made me think about how its *easy* to just be like, "BE YOURSELF, EVERYBODY PARTY NOW!". And then feel like you're progressive or fixing things. Thanks for bringing us to the murkier reality.

It was also very interesting to read this, because when you wrote "when you tell the world who you are, it answers you. And most of the time, it agrees." I was like, "wow, that's almost always my experience". I think it's a higher res view of what we often mean when we blanket something as "privileged". Saying who you are, & not really worrying if the world will answer with agreement.

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Thank you David. Thank you for reading so thoughtfully!

I think a lot of my work is trying to go higher-res on how power works in practice, or who gets to access certain scripts in society. I think just because something is only accessible to a certain few, that doesn't make it bad -- but I think it's important to be aware of that collectively, and ask whether that's what we want. <3

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Oooh, yes, I feel like I really appreciate it when you, in addition to helping us better see power that one group holds over others, pull into focus power accessible only by those stepping outside traditional structures. :)

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I know, right???!!!

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