<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A person who criticizes a degraded environment... > A person who criticizes a degraded environment must remain alert to contempt. Contempt reproduces the hierarchy it claims to oppose, while disciplined cultural criticism identifies the mechanism, preserves human dignity, and offers a more attractive field of participation. **Source:** [[livestreams/Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create - Workbook|Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A person who criticizes a degraded environment must remain alert to contempt. Contempt reproduces the hierarchy it claims to oppose, while disciplined cultural criticism identifies the mechanism, preserves human dignity, and offers a more attractive field of participation.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-person-who-criticizes-attractive-field-participation ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->