Ardenia's argument: there's no movement right now not because people don't care, but because caring got organized into a reaction—and a reaction needs somebody else to go first. Waiting isn't neutral; it's a transfer, handing the cost of going first to the people who can least afford it. The essay names what "going first" actually looks like on a regular Tuesday, in a regular meeting, in the rooms we're never in. https://open.substack.com/pub/askardenia/p/youve-got-next-ally?r=4eitmy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Think about the last room you were in where a decision got made about someone who wasn't there. Did you say something in the moment — out loud, while it was happening — or did you save it for a DM later? What's one specific place this week where you could go first? 👇🏾