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You should have accurate calibration of how much agency you have, which is obviously going to vary by the position you have in society, so right off the bat, anyone trying to push a generic message trying to drive the agency estimate up or down has a societal agenda
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"You are more powerful than you think" = "I have to do less for you to get what you're owed" "You are less powerful than you think" = "You should do what I tell you to get more"
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So your exact assessment of the amount of agency you have is right and the only not bad option? 🤔 Feels like centrism so edgy, it’s practically impossible.
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Knowing how much agency you actually have is the starting point for everything. It's not centrism. You might accurately think you have no agency or rule-the-world agency as emperor.
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Actual leftism is about increasing agency, specifically by linking up personal agency with that of larger groups. If it doesn't do that, it's not leftism, just despairing and whining (which is what a lot of what passes for leftism these days is, tbs)
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There’s something here, but I’m not sure “agency” is the correct category. After all, the belief that you can change the world is the foundation of every social moment. Maybe the litmus test ought to consider injustice, compassion, responsibility, or optimism about solving evils?
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