And, ok, sudden "lightbulb" just switched on for me when I looked back at your post and the word "system" jumped out at me.
We are always complaining about "the system" and yet are never (except by butchering a lot of facts) able to precisely locate who is running it.
And this is because *no one* is running it (ie - with their own self-appointed agent powers), and yet, it HAS the command powers that effectively DO push people around, because people in groups can DO that - relinquish individual agency powers in exchange for an invisible stake in a group structure with command powers.
And this is why the "system" can certainly goose us in the rear end, but is never ever to be seen when we turn around.
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Date: 2023-06-10 04:21 pm (UTC)We are always complaining about "the system" and yet are never (except by butchering a lot of facts) able to precisely locate who is running it.
And this is because *no one* is running it (ie - with their own self-appointed agent powers), and yet, it HAS the command powers that effectively DO push people around, because people in groups can DO that - relinquish individual agency powers in exchange for an invisible stake in a group structure with command powers.
And this is why the "system" can certainly goose us in the rear end, but is never ever to be seen when we turn around.