Coercion
Coercion.
Look at that word. It's like you tried to spell "co-creation" but your own malicious intent betrayed you on the way to your fingertips.
Say it out loud. It's got that ugly, brakes-on sound built into it: "Errrrch," a squealing to a halt.
Imagine that long, pointy finger of the type-cast villain, beckoning you with a tell-tale tendril of evil fog, attempting to seduce, hoping you won't notice, promising you a reward when all that follows is truly only your own destruction.
It's the tool of the powerful to assert their will. When giving an order doesn't work (because you're not listening), they're resorting to corrupt, dishonourable means of persuasion, manipulation and trickery.
What happens if it doesn't work? Beware: the only pathway left for them is violence. They will enforce their desires. Power knows the Right Answer, and is intent making it happen.
It got here because power was, at one point, not powerful at all. Power was merely prowess. Realizing it was brilliant, it snif…
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