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Yep. Everything powerful can be weaponized - by other people, by ourselves, or by the scared parts in ourselves which are afraid of feeling powerless. Silence.
by josephg 5y ago
Yep. Everything powerful can be weaponized - by other people, by ourselves, or by the scared parts in ourselves which are afraid of feeling powerless.
Silence. Analysis. Strong emotion. Withdrawal. Violent outbursts. Love. Sacrifice. All of it.
Daniel Schmachtenburger talks about this a lot, with lots of examples:
https://youtu.be/9QGrffjOFko https://youtu.be/9QGrffjOFko
- andrei_says_ 5y agoAnd let’s remember that in business, like in war, the one with less empathy wins.
- catlikesshrimp 5y agoThe one with the most power ( highest numbers, best weapons) wins. Empathy is lost when war starts. Not all business is zero sum.
- afc 5y agoMaybe I'm very lucky, but that's not my experience in the corporate world. I think there's a lot of 2nd effects and feedback loops that favor cooperative behaviors and strongly penalize jerks, at least in the medium/long term.