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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The people who wield the power to make me do what I wouldn't otherwise volunteer to do.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think this is the best answer. Power may be political power, influence, or money. Regardless, people use that power to change our lives and remove the control we have over our own decisions.