I guess you could say that this just like strategy and tactics 1001 because it sometimes seems SO OBVIOUS to me now that I’m looking for it but I both don’t remember it being so obvious earlier in my life and no one really talks about it /15
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My real question is WHY no one discusses this pattern very much in day to day to life because it seems like a pretty decent model for understanding who is trying to manipulate you or increase their own power and why they might want to do so /16
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Also once you see it it becomes easier to block or counter the actions and motivations of people trying to make it happen. What gives? Why don’t people talk about actions in these terms? I feel like I’m missing or misunderstanding something or maybe being too cynical /17
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Or maybe just tons of people implicitly get this and I’m over here having a “whoa” blindingly obvious moment? Why aren’t we analyzing the actions of political opponents openly in these terms more? Is this what polisci people sit and talk about? /end
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Replying to @liminal_warmth
big thing is i find it personally really unpleasant to walk these paths I think this is probably true for a lot of people and my usual recourse is to walk away, and/or become sufficiently Large that such tactics would be ineffectual against me
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Replying to @eigenrobot @liminal_warmth
but mostly i try to recognize people who try to play these games with me and avoid them and cocoon them off if needed
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That is literally playing the game You’re describing a response to a power game where you identify and evade the actors which is honestly probably the optimal strategy most of the time But when you can’t avoid them it’s useful to have tools no?
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Replying to @liminal_warmth
Oh sure and I have them Just prefer not to reflect much on it I guess? It's also kind of boring, assholes are boring to me :/
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Replying to @eigenrobot
I think they’d be more boring to me if I didn’t feel like I’ve been forced to deal with them so much My keen interest in the subject stems from being in a position of getting pushed around and a strong personal need for freedom Hmm... this is interesting
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Replying to @liminal_warmth @eigenrobot
This actively driving me away from wanting positions where I feel the need to compete for power FWIW
So uh. I feel you.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
There are better ways to live and you'll be good at those too 
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Replying to @eigenrobot
I sure hope so! Because I’m real tired of corporate politics Gonna go crazy and be miserable if I don’t make more art or do something more interesting with my life
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