The most powerful people are the easiest to control.
A Russian peasant proved this in 1916.
He discovered a psychological flaw in human nature.
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
And it explains everything about power: 🧵 x.com
A Russian peasant proved this in 1916.
He discovered a psychological flaw in human nature.
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
And it explains everything about power: 🧵 x.com
From the frozen edges of Siberia came a man who would hack the human mind:
• No education
• No wealth
• No status
Yet within years, he would control the most powerful empire on Earth.
Here's how he did it: x.com
• No education
• No wealth
• No status
Yet within years, he would control the most powerful empire on Earth.
Here's how he did it: x.com
They called him Rasputin.
A peasant turned mystic.
But while everyone focused on his "supernatural" powers...
The real magic was happening behind the scenes:
He was conducting history's greatest psychological experiment. x.com
A peasant turned mystic.
But while everyone focused on his "supernatural" powers...
The real magic was happening behind the scenes:
He was conducting history's greatest psychological experiment. x.com
By 1905, he had infiltrated the royal palace.
By 1908, he controlled the Tsar's decisions.
By 1915, he was effectively running Russia.
How did a peasant achieve this?
He discovered what every human secretly craves.
Even emperors.
Especially emperors. x.com
By 1908, he controlled the Tsar's decisions.
By 1915, he was effectively running Russia.
How did a peasant achieve this?
He discovered what every human secretly craves.
Even emperors.
Especially emperors. x.com
His power grew through information:
Every aristocrat who sought his "spiritual guidance" revealed their deepest fears and desires.
Each confession became a weapon.
Each secret became a chain of control. x.com
Every aristocrat who sought his "spiritual guidance" revealed their deepest fears and desires.
Each confession became a weapon.
Each secret became a chain of control. x.com
The pattern was brilliant:
• Noble X confides weakness
• Rasputin "helps" them
• They become dependent
• He gains their loyalty
Soon he had eyes and ears in every corner of Petersburg. From servants to ministers, all reported to him. x.com
• Noble X confides weakness
• Rasputin "helps" them
• They become dependent
• He gains their loyalty
Soon he had eyes and ears in every corner of Petersburg. From servants to ministers, all reported to him. x.com
By 1912, his web was complete:
He could tell you what the Finance Minister whispered to his mistress, what the War Minister's wife wrote in her diary, and which generals were planning to betray the Tsar.
Power isn't about what you know. It's about what others fear you know. x.com
He could tell you what the Finance Minister whispered to his mistress, what the War Minister's wife wrote in her diary, and which generals were planning to betray the Tsar.
Power isn't about what you know. It's about what others fear you know. x.com
His method was devastating in its simplicity:
Step 1: Create uncertainty
(He predicted disasters)
Step 2: Demonstrate unique certainty
(He "prevented" them)
Step 3: Become the sole provider
(He made himself essential) x.com
Step 1: Create uncertainty
(He predicted disasters)
Step 2: Demonstrate unique certainty
(He "prevented" them)
Step 3: Become the sole provider
(He made himself essential) x.com
The secret?
Humans don't ultimately crave power.
They crave certainty.
The more power someone has...
The more uncertainties they face...
The more desperately they need someone who appears to have answers. x.com
Humans don't ultimately crave power.
They crave certainty.
The more power someone has...
The more uncertainties they face...
The more desperately they need someone who appears to have answers. x.com
This same technique is being used today:
When someone:
1. Highlights unprecedented uncertainty
2. Claims unique understanding
3. Offers exclusive certainty
They're using Rasputin's blueprint. x.com
When someone:
1. Highlights unprecedented uncertainty
2. Claims unique understanding
3. Offers exclusive certainty
They're using Rasputin's blueprint. x.com
The most dangerous part?
This works on:
• World leaders
• Business titans
• Intellectual elites
• Ordinary people
Intelligence doesn't protect you.
Power makes you more vulnerable.
This works on:
• World leaders
• Business titans
• Intellectual elites
• Ordinary people
Intelligence doesn't protect you.
Power makes you more vulnerable.
But here's the antidote:
When facing uncertainty, ask:
"Who benefits from my confusion?"
"Who positions themselves as the only answer?"
That's how you break the spell. x.com
When facing uncertainty, ask:
"Who benefits from my confusion?"
"Who positions themselves as the only answer?"
That's how you break the spell. x.com
Rasputin's final prophecy?
He wrote to the Tsar:
"If I die by common men, you and your children will rule Russia for centuries.
If I die by nobles, your family will fall within 2 years."
He was killed by nobles.
The Romanovs fell exactly 2 years later. x.com
He wrote to the Tsar:
"If I die by common men, you and your children will rule Russia for centuries.
If I die by nobles, your family will fall within 2 years."
He was killed by nobles.
The Romanovs fell exactly 2 years later. x.com
Remember:
Rasputin wasn't magical.
He wasn't superhuman.
He simply understood human psychology better than anyone in his time.
And that was more powerful than all the armies in Russia. x.com
Rasputin wasn't magical.
He wasn't superhuman.
He simply understood human psychology better than anyone in his time.
And that was more powerful than all the armies in Russia. x.com
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Once you understand these patterns, you'll see them everywhere:
• In politics
• In business
• In daily life
The question isn't if these techniques are being used on you.
It's by whom. x.com
Once you understand these patterns, you'll see them everywhere:
• In politics
• In business
• In daily life
The question isn't if these techniques are being used on you.
It's by whom. x.com
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