The only disagreement we seem to have is that you claim it was a decision made only by those in power, and I claim it was decision via systemic interconnected feedback loops that everyone in society participated in over an extended period of time.
I don’t necessarily disagree with your claim. What I’m trying to say is that those in power have a disproportionate impact on society, which trivializes the impacts of other individuals and groups. If I decide that the color red should be banned because it’s ugly, the most I can do is rant about it on the internet, try to convince other people, or send letters to government officials who may not even read it. If a billionaire decides that the color red is ugly, they can ban it from their companies, pump out massive amounts of propaganda to support their opinion, and lobby for politicians who will write laws to ban the color red.
The only disagreement we seem to have is that you claim it was a decision made only by those in power, and I claim it was decision via systemic interconnected feedback loops that everyone in society participated in over an extended period of time.
I don’t necessarily disagree with your claim. What I’m trying to say is that those in power have a disproportionate impact on society, which trivializes the impacts of other individuals and groups. If I decide that the color red should be banned because it’s ugly, the most I can do is rant about it on the internet, try to convince other people, or send letters to government officials who may not even read it. If a billionaire decides that the color red is ugly, they can ban it from their companies, pump out massive amounts of propaganda to support their opinion, and lobby for politicians who will write laws to ban the color red.