Recognition creates tokenism
How institutional recognition transforms authentic representation into performative compliance mechanisms.
Retirement assumes capitalism
The entire concept of retirement is built on assumptions about economic systems that may not survive the transition period.
Retirement communities segregate generations
How age-segregated living arrangements serve economic interests while dismantling natural knowledge transfer systems
Ride sharing increases traffic
The marketed efficiency of ride sharing serves corporate interests while worsening the problems it claimed to solve
Savings lose value
The systematic devaluation of saved wealth reveals how financial systems redistribute value from savers to borrowers, making thrift a punishment rather than a virtue.
School security normalizes police
How educational institutions condition children to accept surveillance and authoritarian control as natural parts of daily life
Security measures create insecurity
How the pursuit of security systematically generates the very insecurity it claims to eliminate
Security theater provides feelings
How performative security measures trade actual protection for emotional comfort, creating value through illusion rather than substance.
Senior programs manage aging
How institutional care transforms the elderly from autonomous individuals into managed resources within systematic processing frameworks