
Episode #15
Ep 15 | Does Individual Awareness Actually Change Anything?
Does individual awareness actually change anything within the structure of society? Or is it just an ego exercise? In this episode, Brett interrogates whether his entire project has a point. If empowering individuals doesn’t change the societal structure — the Cycle of Disempowerment — then what’s the purpose of pointing at it? He honestly considers the “no” argument: other people have raised structural awareness before and nothing changed, individual change doesn’t equal structural change and maybe the whole thing is just narcissism. But he also offers a reframe: maybe we’re using the wrong metrics. Maybe the point isn’t changing the structure — it’s changing your relationship to the structure. The cycle might still be there, but how you relate to it, interact with it, and receive it might be entirely different. And that’s not nothing. The resolve: it’s both. And structural change proposed by a leader might just be the Cycle of Disempowerment starting over. You Know Yourself — A new simple spiritual philosophy.

