these pervasive norms and beliefs calcify into values that no longer work for us, or prevent us from assuming new ways of being and behaving that will work better for our societies as they evolve and change. They create cultures of exclusion and derision, and bolster prejudices and injustices. Our institutions fail us when they entrench our beliefs and behaviors to the extent that we cannot only not change, we cannot even imagine change.
Cynthia Rayner & François Bonnici on the role of institutions in achieving (or stunting) societal progress:
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