Uncommon RealityIn The Absence Of A Common One
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Policy-symbol substitution

A frontier hypothesis that visible symbolic action may causally displace a specified material repair under declared conditions.

Why it matters: Coexistence is not displacement; the mechanism matters only if a counterfactual pathway and outcome can be demonstrated.

What it is not: Not all symbolism; symbols can coexist with or mobilize repair.

Example: A pledge alongside weak implementation is an observation, not proof that the pledge caused the weak implementation.

Linked theories: D,G