Infrastructure · Primitives
Care
Non-transactional maintenance energy
Definition
Mechanism
The application of Work to reduce a target's Entropy without an explicit Value extraction. It creates a buffer against volatility.
Risks
Failure modes
Transactional drift
the carer begins expecting return, which makes it an exchange rather than care.
Unsustainable upkeep
entropy is reduced at a Work cost the carer cannot maintain.
Relationships
Builds on
Used by
References
Society
Stewardship and maintenance
Reference