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What makes you sure that is the right way to think about the world?

It is a model, it is a model that has been useful for me. I don't discount that there are flaws with Post-Structuralism but most ways of making sense of the world have flaws.

Fair enough if it is useful for you. I am curious what makes it useful, as it seems to be a very negative and destructive way of thinking. At least I have never met an adherent to that philosophy with a positive outlook on things.

What makes you think a "positive outlook on things" is the right way to think about the world in general, and those issues in particular?

"Positive Outlook" maybe sounds a bit naive. I mean that people have the means to do things and change things. Not everything is just a power play. Of course some situations in the world can be very bad, but even then I don't see how musing about power structures would help.

I guess it is (for me) about practical approaches and solutions vs theoretical musings.

Also in general people are not all that bad. Even most bad people are just misguided, not inherently bad.

I don't think it is made to have a positive/negative outlook. It just allows you to understand the structures as they are which gives you the knowledge to potentially change them.

It has actually given me a hugely positive outlook since it means I don't feel so lost when I need to affect change. I know what power structures to target as opposed to feeling lost.

I would rephrase that question to "What makes you believe that is one of the more useful models for thinking about the world?"

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