Universal Taxonomy - levels of kinds of power

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Universal Taxonomy - levels of kinds of power

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<soft (general)>

convincing
•emotional - convince that it will make a better world
•psychological - convince that it's a good idea with common sense
•factual - insist on technical correctness

influencing
•cultural - game society
•economic - influence the direction of market choices, with sanctions for non-compliance
•bureaucratic - rig the system toward certain results

requiring
•legal - require compliance under threat of force
•physical - physical enforcement of compliance
•criminal - forced psychological change under direct supervision

preventing
•direct prevention - forced physical change or imprisonment
•removal - banishment
•existential - death

<hard (individual)>
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