February 27, 2025

The Trap of Victim Culture

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We live in a culture that empowers victims. What a beautiful thing, right?

When one has been held down by systems and structures it is the responsibility of the culture and reactive system to empower those who have not had a voice, and those who have been harmed.

But like with any response to one extreme, comes another.

And so I have been reflecting recently:

Where is the line between empowering those who have been victimized, and empowering victimization?

And in a world that celebrates victimology, what do we do when people exploit it?

It’s a slippery slope… and one that we don’t want to talk about.

Why? Because…

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