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    A relationship in which interference is permanently forec... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A person can be dominated even when power is not actively being exercised against them at the present moment.

    A relationship in which interference is permanently foreclosed—by law, incapacity, or exit rights—lacks the asymmetric vulnerability that constitutes domination proper.

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    • 1.Domination requires the dominated party to lack realistic exit options, making permanent foreclosure of interference a necessary condition.
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    • 2.Legal constraints and incapacity protections remove the arbitrary discretion that allows one party to threaten the other's basic interests.
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    • 3.Asymmetric vulnerability only matters morally when someone can exploit it; built-in protections eliminate exploitability regardless of power differences.
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    • 1.Exit rights themselves can be illusory; formal freedom to leave means nothing if actual costs (economic, social, psychological) are prohibitively high.
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    • 2.Laws and incapacity protections are only effective if enforced and accessible; their mere existence doesn't prevent interference when enforcement fails.
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    • 3.Domination involves the permanent *threat* of interference, not just its actualization; foreclosure prevents action but not the credible threat of it.
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