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wiggles
@wiggles

so many times as a kid when i asked why things are the way they are i was given the useless explanation "that's just the rules" and not the actually-correct and not much more complicated explanation "it's political"


wiggles
@wiggles

why is that weird social ritual a thing? well, you see, it's politics. it's about making people in power comfortable. it's about soothing the feelings of your rulers, be they your parents or your boss or the cops


wiggles
@wiggles

unfortunately, an accurate analysis of power is antithetical to capitalist ideology and propaganda, so nobody ever says this, even well-meaning left-leaning centrists


wiggles
@wiggles

learning that handshakes initially arose as a social proof that you’re both unarmed was eye-opening for me


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