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March 12, 2026Open Access

The System That Doesn't Need to Win to Rule

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SRSignal Rupture

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Overview

This essay defines non-victory power and explores its implications for governance through infrastructure.

Key Points

  • The central aim is to introduce and formalize the concept of non-victory power in modern governance.
  • Analyzes the role of persistence and infrastructural entanglement in exerting influence.
  • Maps dependencies and the disappearance of alternatives in shaping behavior.
  • Extends the SignalRupture framework by integrating non-victory power into its analysis.
  • Identifies a shift from adversarial power dynamics to influence through entrenchment.
  • Demonstrates how systems can govern without the necessity for victory or explicit control.
  • Highlights the structural nature of modern governance as grounded in infrastructure and dependency.

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Signal Rupture (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b2582a96eeacc4fcec781bhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18925933
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