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Being woke entails being aware of the workings of a system beyond what it seeks for you to know. It is being aware and conscious of the various ways in which systems work, subjugate and dehumanize individual people. This awareness can be empowering and uplifting, and is the framework of most post-modern movements against various industrial complexes. Being “woke” is also being popularized in young-adult film and media, which creates an avenue for younger people to learn about systems and systemic oppression at a younger age that most adults today did not have access to at their time. It is ultimately about the social and political resistance to various forms of oppression.

Question: What can one do after the feeling of being “woke” kicks in?

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