#Stick

The sharing stick is a magical baton that purportedly allocates speaking rights among a group, yet in practice enforces a cycle of monopolized speech and enforced silence. It promises democratic participation while staging a race of verbal elbowing. Holders clutch it as a prized relic, oblivious that they’ve signed up for a ritual of one-upmanship. Under the guise of inclusion, it sows as much resentment as it does camaraderie.