Functional consent is the performance of agreement produced by structural pressure.
It is not belief, enthusiasm, or genuine choice. It is the appearance of voluntary participation #generated by #constrained conditions.
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What Functional Consent Looks Like
Relational Anthropology — Mechanism-Level Description Summary Functional consent is the performance of agreement produced by structural pressure.It is not belief, enthusiasm, or genuine choice. It …
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