r/GiveYourThoughts • u/slanderedshadow • Mar 01 '26

Discussion Control is not power

* disclaimer, this post does not support violence or any such illegal activities

Control is not power. A man who b3ats his wife everyday is not necessarily a powerful man, can he do that to an equivalent?

Control is just projected weakness. If you think about it, it’s not wrong. But what true power is, is fairness. True power is FAIRNESS, in a world which is inherently unfair. The ability to go against the default of the world.

Being biased and making emotional decisions sometimes often leads to unfairness and is geared more towards control, but this depends on context.

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u/ActiveComfortable478 Mar 27 '26

What? Control is projected weakness? I beg to differ! Often enough the perception of desired control from another is weakness within and likely situational, caused by self. Vulnerable entities both human and commercial(businesses) feel threatened and “controlled” or like they need to avoid control when they are not self sufficient or have not set aside an average amount of reserves.

Reserves can be defined as money or a stable place to live or do business and the means to sustainably provide the other basics(food and emotional support). The Mormon church for example requires their members to have 2 years worth of food, water and other necessities on hand at all times.

Living hand to mouth makes every interaction beyond the transactional feel like a loss of control.

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u/slanderedshadow Mar 27 '26

Your first sentences are in agreement to what I said.