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R × P@rxp@mastodon.online (2026-05-29 21:13:42)
@evan I think you’re taking the “tools” part too literally. The master’s tools aren’t axes and saws, they’re things like oppression, hierarchy, and a society that allows some people to be “masters” in the first place.

Animal Farm is a good example of this - the pigs had a revolution, and ended up in charge, but they behaved the same way as the farmers. They used the master’s tools, and just ended up with new masters living in the master’s house.
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Evan Prodromou@evan@cosocial.ca (2026-05-29 22:24:55)
@rxp A good metaphor maps a dynamic in the symbolic domain into the system being modeled.

"Look before you leap" is a good metaphor because it is actually a good idea to look where you're going before you jump in. And that translates to, you know, deciding on a romantic relationship or taking a job. 

Lorde's metaphor is difficult because it's not like that. There's nothing intrinsic to the master's tools that make them unsuitable to dismantling his house.