Aphorisms
Short, distilled reflections on power, human behavior, and ethical responsibility.
These aphorisms capture the core ideas explored across the essays, offering concise entry points into the deeper questions of authority, integrity, and human dignity.
The Illusion of Consensus II
Silence can create the appearance of agreement.
When individuals suppress doubts to preserve harmony, the absence of dissent begins to look like consensus.
Over time, the group becomes convinced that everyone agrees; even when many privately do not.