Vagueness is often mistaken for complexity or caution. In reality, it is one of the most reliable tools for avoiding responsibility.
When language is unclear, accountability cannot land. Decisions dissolve into process. Intent blurs into interpretation. Outcomes lose their authors. The more abstract the wording, the harder it becomes to trace cause, effect, and ownership.
This is not accidental. Systems learn quickly that ambiguity protects them. Meetings end without decisions. Statements avoid verbs. Promises become frameworks. Frameworks become future discussions. Nothing is technically broken, yet nothing is ever fixed.
Clear language creates friction. It forces commitment. It creates records. It invites consequence.
Vagueness does the opposite. It cushions failure. It stretches timelines. It allows power to remain intact without ever standing still long enough to be questioned.
This piece explores that quiet imbalance. Accountability does not disappear loudly. It simply steps behind vagueness and waits.
