They have the ability to take a person's freedom from them. On certain situations they have the ability to take a person's reputation. And under certain circumstances they have the authority to take a person's life.
Laying tracks gives you freedom without being too obvious.
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Personal technology has given us the freedom of being able to do whatever we want – and in the case of celebrities and athletes whomever they want. But it can also serve as a humiliation jetpack.