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English vs Power language
Hello TPM community,
an interesting topic to me is the topic of 2 different languages:
English (or your language of choice) vs what I call “Power language”.
When I say “Power language” I mean the language in which we establish power dynamics: sub-communication of who’s up vs who’s down.
I’ll give an example with the common “Perfect/very good/good job” judge power move.
As I wrote in another thread it makes no sense for someone to say in a conversation: “Perfect! Very good!” and the other person answers: “Very good! Thanks!” and the first one to go: “Perfect!”.
It seems outlandish…in English. That’s what was puzzling to me: the absence of logic in this exchange. However if we analyze the subcommunication it makes perfect sense: “I’m the boss” and the other person answers: “No, I’m the boss” and the first one to go: “You’re out of your mind dude! I’m the boss”.
So what makes no sense in plain English makes total sense in Power language if we look at the subcommunication.
The proof is that if you engage in these kinds of silly little games no one will say to you: “why do you say that?”. Because they know what’s up.
For our logical minds difficult to grasp. For our animal brain “who’s the top dog?” it’s more clear. But we don’t do these challenges physically in most cases. We do it socially/mentally. If we submit socially/mentally observers will understand what’s up.
If you guys feel like commenting on that I’m curious about your thoughts.
