Utility of PS

Tom Geraghty · Models & Critique, Politics, Diversity & Equity

Examines the 'futility of utility' — why framing psychological safety in utilitarian terms is legitimate in some contexts but ultimately corrosive. Argues utilitarian logic can be used to exclude those who can't prove their worth, making rights conditional on usefulness.

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