Protest gets permitted
How systems neutralize genuine resistance by institutionalizing it
Public space privatizes
The systematic conversion of public spaces into profit-generating assets disguised as improvement represents the fundamental transformation of collective value into private wealth extraction mechanisms.
Resistance becomes performance
How authentic opposition gets transformed into consumable spectacle
Revitalization excludes residents
Urban revitalization systematically removes the people it claims to serve, revealing the true beneficiaries of 'improvement'
Science serves capital
How scientific inquiry has been systematically subordinated to capital accumulation, transforming knowledge production into profit optimization.
Self-care individualizes
How the self-care industry transforms systemic problems into individual deficiencies, creating a market where your suffering becomes your personal responsibility.