Even power relationships involve reciprocal influence between parties

Evidence

It is of the essence of certain forms that they entail complete reciprocity—economic exchange, personal adornment, and crowd behavior51 are examples. In other forms the reciprocity may be more or less symmetrical. In some cases a relationship gives the appearance of being wholly one-way—power, for example—but closer inspection reveals that in some measure ego is being influenced by, as well as influencing, alter. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 77

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Reciprocal modern love presupposes each ego having secured a definite boundary — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 583; Even seemingly one-way relations involve hidden reciprocal influence from the audience. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 218; State power depends on borrowing the bodies of its subjects — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 695 (+17 more)

Related

• Reciprocal influence schemes rely on love-like bonds, not on power. (similarity 0.90)
• Perfect devotion of one party requires reciprocal surrender by the other on another level (similarity 0.86)
• Physical force constitutes power because it asymmetrically orders parties’ relative preferences (similarity 0.84)
• A superior’s impotent superiority is a precondition for subordinate power. (similarity 0.84)
• Mutual reciprocal influence resembles love more than power because power relies on negative sanctions. (similarity 0.80)
• Reciprocal modern love presupposes each ego having secured a definite boundary (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Even seemingly one-way relations involve hidden reciprocal influence from the audience. #corroborates (0.80) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 218
• Power cannot self-realize but depends on societal-structural conditions for legitimacy #complicates (0.75)
• Individual motives become social only through forms of mutual interaction #expands (0.60) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 194
• Dominance is maintained through unstable equilibria that concede some subordinate interests #corroborates (0.55)
• State power depends on borrowing the bodies of its subjects #expands (0.50) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 695