Baki Topal
@bakitopal.bsky.social
Academic surgeon. Writer.
On silence, systems, and moral context.
Author of Cutting into the Silence.
On silence, systems, and moral context.
Author of Cutting into the Silence.
I learned early that rules can be followed perfectly and still fail the person standing in front of you.
January 25, 2026 at 10:43 AM
I learned early that rules can be followed perfectly and still fail the person standing in front of you.
Systems are built to guide and optimize.
Lives are shaped by what resists being followed blindly.
Lives are shaped by what resists being followed blindly.
January 21, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Systems are built to guide and optimize.
Lives are shaped by what resists being followed blindly.
Lives are shaped by what resists being followed blindly.
Power is often framed as dominance, isolation, or leverage.
Strength emerges through mutual dependence.
Strength emerges through mutual dependence.
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Power is often framed as dominance, isolation, or leverage.
Strength emerges through mutual dependence.
Strength emerges through mutual dependence.
Silence is often mistaken for absence.
In practice, it is densely contextual.
In practice, it is densely contextual.
January 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Silence is often mistaken for absence.
In practice, it is densely contextual.
In practice, it is densely contextual.