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by bitwize 220 days ago
Let me break it down for you:

Western: of or pertaining to the part of the world where the dominant culture is European (most of it colonized)

Patriarchal: of or pertaining to male-dominated society

Narrative: a story we tell ourselves to impart meaning to the world

Technology in itself is not political: the false (see "narrative" above) idea that technology is politically "neutral" and that the mere existence or use of a technology does not in and of itself reinforce domination or oppression

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Ironic considering it's a "Western patriarchal narrative" that everything is "political," and every space should be used as a platform to air the political grievances of the day.