Picture a room full of people listening to an explanation that most of them have not fully understood. The speaker finishes. A pause opens up. Somewhere in the room, at least one person has a question, a genuine, necessary question whose answer would make everything clearer. They do not ask it. They look around, see that nobody else is asking, and decide that the safest thing to do is to stay quiet. The moment passes. The question goes unasked. And they leave the room knowing less than they needed to, for no reason except the fear of being seen not knowing.
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