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The art of leaving the room without anyone hearing the door.
means Silencing a person's posts, notifications, or audio without them ever knowing you did it.
from From Latin mutus, meaning silent or dumb, the same root that gave music its mute pedal and courtrooms their stunned witnesses.
Quiet exitUnlike blocking, the muted person stays blissfully unaware.
Audio firstRecording engineers muted channels decades before social media existed.
Self-defenseOften used on relatives during election seasons.