You think it is, until you realize that this is exactly the problem.

People talk about lived experiences...How many oppressed sex workers, or trafficked children have a column a popular magazine like...., say,... the new york times.

There stories are introduced to the world by employees who might or might not have had lived experiences in the past. But that's not the point.

I talked about it in detail with the Akarth example. I hope you see where I am going.