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btilly 66 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Never Give Them Your Face

That apparent belief is common. People with current access to power, seldom anticipate what might happen in the future if it is turned against them.

dredmorbius 61 days ago [–]

Or ... perform the calculus that however bad it might be for them, the differential power gain remains in their favour.

Power is ordinal far more than it is cardinal. Ranking matters more than absolute values.

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