Power offends by existing.
Not because it attacks—but because it exposes.
Power is a mirror.
And most people don’t like what they see reflected back.
Power reminds them:
- of unused potential
- of cowardice disguised as “values”
- of comfort mistaken for virtue
- of excuses dressed up as morality
So what do they do?
They moralize it.
They pathologize it.
They call it “arrogance,” “toxic,” “dangerous,” “evil.”
Not because power is wrong—
but because power makes weakness visible.
Power doesn’t ask permission.
Power doesn’t apologize.
Power doesn’t need consensus.
That’s why it offends.
The strong don’t need to explain themselves.
The ambitious don’t need approval.
The disciplined don’t need validation.
🔥 Offense is the tax power collects from mediocrity. 🔥
If people are offended by your presence, your will, your output, your standards?
Good.
That means something real is happening.