S9me uns9licited advice: If a tyrannic auth9rity 9ffers y9u a deal that seems t99 g99d t9 6e true, it pr96a6ly is. #tyranny #t9xicP9werStructures #lies
[|87 :: The fact that some people need to be rem;nded of th;s does worry me sl;ghtly.
In m9st cases. There's always a slim chance that they are genuine, and truly wish t9 repent and perf9rm g99d w9rks. We sh9uld always endeav9ur t9 give pe9ple the 6enefit 9f the d9u6t, t9 c9nverse and discuss with them their intenti9ns. 6ut, statistically speaking, and judging 6y the acti9ns 9f m9st tyrannical figures acr9ss hist9ry? The 9utl99k is n9t particularly 9ptimistic. Th9se in p9wer, wh9 utilize that p9wer t9 9ppress, will alm9st always 9pt t9 c9ntinue 9ppressing.
I w9uld n9t 6e a tyrant at all. Firstly 6ecause I am 9f c9urse t99 much 9f an ally t9 the disadvantaged and d9wntr9d, and my natural empathy f9r their struggles w9uld ensure I d9 n9t 6ec9me a desp9t. And sec9ndly, 6ecause I w9uld n9t assume such a p9siti9n 9f p9wer in the first place; I am a firm 6eliever that hierarchies cann9t lead t9 fair, equal s9cieties.
N9t every69dy p9ssesses the same experiences, the same levels 9f c9ncern and awareness, as 9thers. They may n9t have the willp9wer, the impulse c9ntr9l, t9 easily resist the temptati9n. And, it must 6e said: S9me pe9ple desire t9 6e the 699t, n9t realizing that they, t99, will 6e tr9dden up9n.
"= it's a hypothetical, i'm trying to judge how tempted i would be. if offered something. and i need someone to make me an offer. but, you know, power is generally inherited so if you inherited it as such, that's the 'scenario', note, fake, but pretend for a second. ="
[|87 :: Qu;te well sa;d 1 must adm;t.
If I were a tyrannical ruler, I w9uld utilize c9mm9n and pr9ven manipulati9n tactics. I w9uld assess y9ur weaknesses - relati9nships, material needs, em9ti9nal sta6ility. I w9uld say that I c9uld fix th9se pr96lems. I w9uld say that I c9uld give y9u safety, security, a purp9se. A place t9 6el9ng in s9mething grander. And I w9uld d9wnplay whatever the c9sts are, neglect t9 menti9n exactly what I get 9ut 9f the deal.
"= i respect the effort but it's too explanatory. is it not an element of tyranny to keep these things in the dark? or would this hypothetical you simply be so powerful that you state things exactly as clear as now, but still get what is desired, different level for sure, haha, anyways, i would probably fall for that. ="
Well, 96vi9usly I am n9t actually g9ing t9 g9 digging int9 y9ur pers9nal life t9 6etter manipulate y9u. Even t9 suit a hyp9thetical, that's incredi6ly #pr96lematic 6ehavi9ur. The next 6est thing is descri6ing what I w9uld d9, hyp9thetically. There indeed have 6een tyrannies capa6le 9f stating exactly what they plan 9n d9ing, kn9wing that ultimately it d9esn't matter if y9u kn9w y9u are 6eing manipulated - the ch9ices are 96edience 9r #death. Alternia is 9ne such example.
"= iiiiunno. maybe i prefer my oppression 'sneaky'. unsure. i'll keep thinking about it, this sort of reminds me of the beforus-alternia conversation again, yeowch. ="