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recognize that stupidity is a cultural concept leveraged against stigmatized populations who operate from devalued spheres of intelligence

notice feelings of panic and shame and frustration rising in your body when you encounter a difficult text, react to them like a loving friend who thinks you deserve to learn things

recognize the conditioning it takes to convince someone they are too stupid to deserve to learn things

go back and read a difficult text whose meaning and nuances escaped you the first time around after you read two or three more and the first one has had time to cook in your brain

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