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Power rarely appears the way we imagine it.
It does not always command or announce itself.
More often, it behaves like pressure. It shapes behavior by making some paths easier and others exhausting. People adapt to these pressures long before they question them.
Metaphors We Live By: Power, Systems, & Society is a collection of forty essays examining the structural forces that guide behavior inside modern systems.
Inside, you will explore:
• Why incentives often matter more than intentions
• How systems produce outcomes without requiring villains
• The hidden rules most people follow without agreeing to them
• Why institutions behave more like weather than design
• How freedom often depends on the width of the lane you occupy
• Why changing people rarely changes systems
This is not a political argument.
It is a series of observations about the structures shaping behavior long before individual choices appear.
For those interested in how systems quietly guide the lives inside them.
Or why changing individuals rarely changes outcomes.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Power rarely appears the way we imagine it. It does not always command or announce itself. More often, it behaves like pressure. It shapes behavior by making some paths easier and others exhausting. People adapt to these pressures long before they question them. Metaphors We Live By: Power, Systems, & Society is a collection of forty essays examining the structural forces that guide behavior inside modern systems. Inside, you will explore: - Why incentives often matter more than intentions- How systems produce outcomes without requiring villains- The hidden rules most people follow without agreeing to them- Why institutions behave more like weather than design- How freedom often depends on the width of the lane you occupy- Why changing people rarely changes systems This is not a political argument. It is a series of observations about the structures shaping behavior long before individual choices appear. For those interested in how systems quietly guide the lives inside them.Or why changing individuals rarely changes outcomes. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798251234572
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Power rarely appears the way we imagine it. It does not always command or announce itself. More often, it behaves like pressure. It shapes behavior by making some paths easier and others exhausting. People adapt to these pressures long before they question them. Metaphors We Live By: Power, Systems, & Society is a collection of forty essays examining the structural forces that guide behavior inside modern systems. Inside, you will explore: - Why incentives often matter more than intentions- How systems produce outcomes without requiring villains- The hidden rules most people follow without agreeing to them- Why institutions behave more like weather than design- How freedom often depends on the width of the lane you occupy- Why changing people rarely changes systems This is not a political argument. It is a series of observations about the structures shaping behavior long before individual choices appear. For those interested in how systems quietly guide the lives inside them.Or why changing individuals rarely changes outcomes. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798251234572
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