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The Ring

Tolkien's One Ring is a fictional governance case about a capability whose operating purpose is domination and whose use reorganizes the user around that purpose. The Fellowship's achievement is not finding a sufficiently virtuous steward; it is recognizing that some powers cannot be made legitimate by intent and must be destroyed rather than placed under better management.

Are some capabilities structurally incompatible with legitimate stewardship, regardless of the user's intentions?