First we had, brutally and simply, "power." Then we got -- as a not-so-clear contrast to "hard power" -- "soft power." It was followed by "smart power." And now we have -- sharpen your pencils, alpha males -- "sharp power." [https://www.demdigest.org/tag/soft-power/] Perhaps one sunny day we'll magically have what has existed all along, "love," which goes far beyond "the ability to alter the behavior of others to get what you want."[https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/think-again-soft-power]. Isn't love (of course it can never be defined "academically" ) what sharing what you and your other (s) -- hope for/dream about -- together?
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