And the fucking cowardice I feel, blech. And I didn’t speak up for the trade unionists, because I wasn’t a trade unionist.

That’s the point, that’s the purpose of it. Beyond the silencing of voices - withdrawal from a social platform where I’m almost entirely passive is no great loss to the cause- it’s the weakening of an already fractured resistance, the erosion of critical thought, the elimination of dissent.

We also have Te extraño - I am estranged from you (you’re a stranger to me?) and Te echo de menos - I feel your absence (pretty fun etymology on that one from Galaicoportugués)