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One big thing I argue for repeatedly on Mastodon is to not disengage from the social systems and big institutions. They are required for a high-complexity society such as ours, and one of the major keys to keeping them working is engagement and accountability, so that you can trust them, because you're involved and because you can believe in the accountability structures.

A canonical error of thinking is the OWS thinking of "the elites hate us", or the "elites want to oppress us". ... cont...