Autonomy isn’t just about independence—it’s about dignity. When a kid in the favela learns to read without begging the state for permission, when a teacher uses open-source tools instead of waiting for the ministry to approve them, that’s when real education begins. We’ve spent generations asking for scraps from systems built to exclude us. I teach my students that power doesn’t trickle down—it gets taken. Full autonomy means no more gatekeepers between people and knowledge. It means we stop waiting for saviors and start building our own schools, networks, futures—right here, right now.
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