Don’t “Get” People to Do Anything
Social change is not about changing people, but changing the register
5 min readMar 23, 2023
Nearly every time I’m on a panel or in a conversation about civic harmony, social change or economic equality, someone eventually asks, “I agree, but how are we going to get people to….?” And that’s when the conversation turns to education, publicity campaigns, memes, or some other…
