the.com/leverage
the polite name for the threat you never have to make out loud.
archimedesClaimed he could move Earth with a long enough lever.
banks love itBorrowed money multiplied gains, then erased them in 2008.
physicsTrades distance for force, never something for nothing.
negotiationWhoever needs the deal less holds it.
verb-ifiedExecutives turned a fulcrum into a buzzword.