inyerta
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The author originally wrote 48 Laws Of Power not as a guidebook, but as an exposure of those who have power and get it and use it through manipulative means.
A "look how terrible powerful people are" kind of perspective from a weak, sour grapes standpoint.
The book took off, people started treated it as a 'how to book" and the author became an overnight success.
Since then, he's changed his tune and tried to write other "how to" books based on alleged secrets of human nature.
People who quote or reference the 48 Laws of Power do so to try to give themselves more status and credibility.
If you do wish to improve your social status and influence, there are far better books.
Sun Tzu (Art of War, the 36 Stratagems) and Machiavelli to name a couple.
A "look how terrible powerful people are" kind of perspective from a weak, sour grapes standpoint.
The book took off, people started treated it as a 'how to book" and the author became an overnight success.
Since then, he's changed his tune and tried to write other "how to" books based on alleged secrets of human nature.
People who quote or reference the 48 Laws of Power do so to try to give themselves more status and credibility.
If you do wish to improve your social status and influence, there are far better books.
Sun Tzu (Art of War, the 36 Stratagems) and Machiavelli to name a couple.
