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Let's say there's a bully, and he just takes and steal stuff. And then there's a big guy seeing that and telling the bully to fuck off and let the kids play wit

by mola 6y ago

Let's say there's a bully, and he just takes and steal stuff. And then there's a big guy seeing that and telling the bully to fuck off and let the kids play without fear. Both are power moves. Do you think they're the same thing though? Yes, power is good way to bootstrap cooperation based on trust. This is a much more effective form of cooperation as you waste less energy on paranoia and watching over your back. You can also base cooperation on submission but then you have to constantly be at an all out war to protect your regime. Much less efficient or reasonable.

082349872349872 6y ago
As JFK alluded to in his Inaugural Speech, 騎虎難下. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/kennedy.asp https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/kennedy.asp > "We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view. But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom--and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside." https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mad.jpg https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mad.jpg Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i4dJaYMebI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i4dJaYMebI