Inspiration porn reduces disabled people to motivation objects
Inspiration porn transforms disabled people into consumable motivation products while reinforcing ableist value systems and avoiding structural change.
Institutional archives serve power by controlling narrative access
How institutional archives function as sophisticated mechanisms for controlling which stories get told and which get buried.
Integration programs force cultural assimilation through service provision
Integration programs present themselves as supportive services while functioning as cultural assimilation mechanisms that eliminate difference through bureaucratic dependency.
Intergenerational equity arguments pit age groups against each other
How framing social problems as generational conflicts serves existing power structures while obscuring the real mechanisms of resource distribution.
International law legitimizes great power dominance
How the architecture of international law serves as a sophisticated mechanism for legitimizing and perpetuating power hierarchies between nations
International waters become corporate extraction zones beyond democratic control
How the high seas transform into private resource zones where corporate interests override any form of democratic oversight or environmental protection.
Investment advice industry profits from retail investor losses
The investment advice industry's business model fundamentally depends on retail investor underperformance, creating an inherent conflict of interest disguised as service.
Juvenile justice treats young people as future criminals
The juvenile justice system operates as a pre-crime enforcement mechanism that creates the criminal futures it claims to prevent.
Labor law protects capital more than workers
How legal frameworks designed to protect workers actually serve capital interests through systematic value extraction mechanisms