We want to deny it, but power is always a game

1. A commentary on Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power argues that power is always a game and that the book does not create manipulation but exposes it.
2. The piece notes that power accumulates through perception, timing and restraint, and that the pattern the laws reveal together matters more than any individual law.
3. By understanding the dynamics of power, readers can read defensively to protect their autonomy, and how to use the knowledge is their own choice.

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