Social
Zero-Sum / "Power-First" Mindset
Civic apathy, lack of trust, defensive behavior, misuse of laws / power
When the system feels zero-sum, people protect themselves through connections, apathy, and sometimes by turning the law on rivals.
What keeps this stuck
- Scarcity-driven hyper-competition for scarce slots and status
- Power used as a shield against arbitrary state pressure
- Reliance on informal networks (jugaad) instead of rules
- Sluggish law weaponized against personal rivals
- Civic apathy — conserving energy in an exhausting environment
Is this a root problem worth fixing first?
How this connects
Where this problem sits in the causal graph — what feeds it, and what it feeds.
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