That’s a fair call-out — and it’s actually the point.
This piece it isn’t a mirror for “those people over there.” It’s meant to be uncomfortable precisely because it apply to myself first, and to anyone reading. The trap it's assumption;
Applying it to yourself don't mean pretending you’re fully enslaved or fully free.
If someone reads this, nods, and moves on unchanged — that’s not a failure of the text. That is the condition being described.
The work isn’t public agreement. The work is private confrontation.
That’s a fair call-out — and it’s actually the point.
This piece it isn’t a mirror for “those people over there.” It’s meant to be uncomfortable precisely because it apply to myself first, and to anyone reading. The trap it's assumption;
Applying it to yourself don't mean pretending you’re fully enslaved or fully free.
If someone reads this, nods, and moves on unchanged — that’s not a failure of the text. That is the condition being described.
The work isn’t public agreement.
The work is private confrontation.