The Illusion of Authority: Why "Power Over Others" is a Myth
Have you ever realized that in all of human history, nobody has ever actually possessed direct power over another person's mind?
We are conditioned to view power as a massive, extrinsic force pressing down on us from above—an invisible chain held by the ruler and wrapped around the ruled. But from the ground up, there is no physical wire crossing between consciousnesses. A tyrant atop a massive hierarchy still only commands a single biological body and twenty-four hours in a day.
In this episode, hosts Mingli and Yuhan break down the cold, liberating physics of human agency. They reveal that…
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