Systems and Agency

"[We mustn’t] deny that there is real pain and suffering created by systems. But when we blame systems for everything, it can sound empowering [because] it’s the system’s fault. But actually, in some ways, it’s the most disempowering thing you can do to a person. To say it’s entirely 100% a system that acts on you…

There are so many systems that need to be changed urgently… but [we should recognize] the person’s capacity to breathe a response to that system—agency as opposed to victim[hood].” -Dr. Susan David