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Card #c358IR // #c358Synthesis

It is the compulsion to move to a place where you don’t want to move, but you must, and the only way to survive would be to skip your turn, which is impossible.

— In our words · Source: Twist (Colum McCann)

[Use when]

Use when a character (or org) is forced into action by structure, not desire.

[Why it matters]

Agency is trapped in a turn-taking machine: survival requires a move you hate, and refusal is not on the board.

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