https://lanie.work/tags/philosophy/ Recent content in Philosophy on Lanie: Faith, Tech, and Advocacy Hugo en-us Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lanie.work/advocacy/multiplicative-disability/ Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lanie.work/advocacy/multiplicative-disability/ <blockquote> <p><strong>Sourcing Note:</strong> The examples in this article are not hypotheticals. They come from my own captured daily logs, technical sessions, and lived experiences. For a plain-language breakdown of the physical mechanics behind my diagnoses, see my <a href="https://lanie.work/human-terms/">Human Terms summary</a>.</p> </blockquote> <h2 id="the-comfortable-lie-of-the-sum" class="relative group">The Comfortable Lie of the Sum <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"><a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#the-comfortable-lie-of-the-sum" aria-label="Anchor">#</a></span></h2><p>There&rsquo;s a model of disability that feels mathematically tidy and is almost entirely wrong.</p> <p>It goes like this: a person has Disability A and Disability B. Their overall difficulty is therefore $A + B$. If we build an accommodation for A, we&rsquo;ve reduced the total load to just $B$. Progress has been made. The spreadsheet balances. Everyone goes home feeling useful.</p>