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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

Not every power imbalance is automatically coercive.

The problem is that power imbalances make it impossible to establish consent:

  • The underling has no guarantee that refusing will not result in retribution.
  • The superior has no way to know if the underling's agreement is true consent or if it was out of fear of retribution.
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