The 50th Law: Every Writer Has Their Price

Power is the ability to define reality and convince other people it is their definition - Dr. Wade Nobles

It's unfortunate that the printed word may soon be obsolete, as it holds the highest authority bestowed upon civilization. Get something printed up, and sooner or later, maybe even post-mortem, you'll be considered a authority. Never mind if it's fictitious, fanciful, filled with morals that only excuse behavior righteous to your cause, but the word, if executed compellingly, has so much power that it can control the minds of millions of people, especially when it comes to religion.

I am a writer and I know this for myself. I don't consider myself an authority on what I write about, but a person who seeks truth in what I don't know. And a record-keeper of what I believe is true in history. Journalists are classically-trained to write without bias, which is a relative impossibility. We are all biased. And the minute that anyone touches their writing instrument to paper, we are all forever changed by their bias.

48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene is so wildly-popular among Hip Hop that it's become cliche. But the reason it has become so popular in this particular segment of the population is because it goes against the natural instincts we are taught as survivors of our environment. As survivors, we are taught to defend ourselves, appear bigger than our opponent, strike fear into others, share our emotions, and be self-righteous. 48 Laws re-teaches us to be calculating, hide our intentions, pose as a spy, and control our emotions. These skills are on opposite sides of the spectrum, and valuable to our survival in the corporate world, where all the fighting is done intelligently.

So as a writer, I know that the mere act of writing creates its own power, and should also be questioned, especially when one is commissioned to write in their honor, as 50 Cent has commissioned Robert Greene to do so. The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli was also a piece of literature for the Italian monarchy to further his agenda. Every writer has a price, and that price is irrelevant to the truth. So while I believe that this upcoming book will be entertaining and enlightening to 50's story, I do believe that there is quite a bit of money being thrown at Robert Greene, and that binds him create an alternate reality where 50 is the most powerful of all. Beware.

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