Mind · Dynamics
Foundationfray
Small losses in supporting practices progressively weaken the capabilities that depend on them
Definition
Mechanism
Repeated omissions, forgotten skills or deteriorating support reduce the reliability of basic practices, and more advanced activity continues for a time while its dependable conditions erode as the losses accumulate. The practice must still support the capability: a practice retired because a reliable replacement removed the dependency is not an instance.
Invariants
- A supporting practice deteriorates over the interval considered.
- A capability depends on that practice and weakens as it deteriorates.
Risks
Failure modes
Success read as soundness
a few successful advanced performances are taken to show intact foundations.
Obsolescence read as fraying
an obsolete practice is defended merely because it was once foundational.
Relationships
Root pattern: builds on nothing in this library.
Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.
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