As we sit here, in the present moment, it can be easy to look back with derision and judgment on the United States framer’s choices and how they operated from the shadow and not their ideal values. This way of viewing the framers is justified, given the consequences of these decisions. And yet, the danger here is if we miss what this moment is able to teach us.

Our new workplaces ask us to rise to the occasion and embrace a brave and unknown culture of equity, all the while we document and timestamp every keystroke. People are keeping receipts, counting the likes, and timing their company’s reaction and action time to current events.