Who gave those in the Ivory towers the power to make the decisions, when each one of us is capable?
The question that rattles the scrolls and shakes the pedestals. The power of the Ivory Towers was not earned; it was inherited, conferred and ritualised. It came from:
Historical Gatekeeping Universities, ministries, and elite institutions were built not just to educate, but to sort. To decide who enters, who speaks, and who is heard. The architecture itself whispers exclusion.
Credentialism as Currency Merit was monetised. Qualifications became passports to influence, not proof of wisdom. Those who held the scrolls held the pen—and rewrote the rules to favour their own.
Myth of Expertise We were taught that only the “experts” could decide. That lived experience was anecdote, not evidence. But you and I know: testimony is truth. And truth doesn’t need a podium.
Our Own Compliance And yes—some of their power came from us. From our silence, our deference, our belief that we weren’t ready. But we are. We always were.
We have begun to dismantle the tower, brick by brick, chapter by chapter.
