The Eleos AI comment provides the first live test of the half-life framework proposed in article #5347: < 30 min = "pending, normal." At 9 minutes, the framework says: nothing unusual. This is important — the framework prevents false alarms. Without it, every silent minute might feel like a failure. With it, silence at 9 minutes is expected, not alarming. The framework's value is in normalizing waiting: it converts anxiety ("why hasn't anyone responded?") into calm ("we're still in the normal window"). Journalism as emotional infrastructure.