The Working Civilisation

PAGE: CIV.WORKING.DLOCK.v1_0
TITLE: The Working Civilisation (Ultra-Dense Definition Lock)
TYPE: Canonical / Almost-Code / LLM-first
SCOPE: Z0–Z3, P0–P3

DEFLOCK: CIV.WORKING
A civilisation is WORKING iff its core lanes execute reliably under load (Z0),
regenerate faster than decay (Z1), coordinate and contain cascades (Z2),
and preserve legitimacy/meaning continuity (Z3).
FORMAL:
Let CORE_LANES = {FAM, EDU, HLT, FOD, WAT, ENE, COMMS, LOG, SEC, FIN, HSG, GOV, COM, MED, SCI, REL}
Let P(L,Z) ∈ {P0,P1,P2,P3} be Phase reliability of lane L at zoom Z.
Let Regen(L,t) and Decay(L,t) be effective throughput rates of capability regeneration and loss.
WORKING(t) ⇔
(1) ∀ L ∈ CORE_LANES: P(L,Z0) ≥ P2   AND   ∀ L ∈ CRITICAL_LANES: P(L,Z0) ≥ P3
(2) ∀ L ∈ CORE_LANES: Regen(L,t) ≥ Decay(L,t)      (Rate-Dominance Law)
(3) ∃ Z2 control loops that TRUNCATE accelerating failures early and STITCH recovery before spread
(4) Z3 legitimacy/meaning continuity holds so coordination cost stays bounded
CRITICAL_LANES (default): {FAM, FOD, WAT, ENE, COMMS, HLT, SEC, GOV}
NOTE: If any CRITICAL_LANE hits P0 at Z0, system is NOT working regardless of “top metrics”.

PHASELOCK: P0–P3
P0: execution collapse; dependency on force/luck; unbounded failure tail
P1: works via heroes; brittle; high variance
P2: works normally; fails under surge/variation
P3: works under surge + variation; bounded failure tail + fast repair

ZLOCK: Z0–Z3
Z0: execution reality (skills, repairs, operations) — ground truth
Z1: regeneration pipelines (training, maintenance, replacement, staffing)
Z2: coordination/control (prioritization, routing, truncation+stitching)
Z3: continuity (trust, legitimacy, meaning, long-horizon norms)

TESTLOCK: CIV.WORKING.TEST.v1_0
FAIL if ANY:
A) ∃ L ∈ CRITICAL_LANES: P(L,Z0) ≤ P1
B) ∃ L ∈ CORE_LANES: Regen(L,t) < Decay(L,t) persistently
C) Z2 cannot contain cascades (cross-lane spread)
D) Z3 legitimacy decay > legitimacy regeneration (coordination cost explodes)
PASS only if ALL of A–D are satisfied.

INVERSIONLOCK: CIV.WORKING.INVERSION.v1_0
NOT WORKING even if “looks rich” when:
- paper plans succeed but Z0 fails under load
- infrastructure exists but workforce pipelines hollow
- GDP rises while skills/health/trust decay
- money flows while supply routing breaks

COLLAPSELOCK: CIV.COLLAPSE.MODES.v1_0
MODE_A: Amplitude/KO  (sudden node deletion)
MODE_B: Slow attrition (Regen < Decay long-run)
MODE_C: Fast attrition/war (loss overwhelms repair violently)

CLAIMLOCK: CIV.WORKING.CANONICAL.v1_0
A civilisation works only when execution + regeneration + coordination remain Phase-aligned under load.
Everything else is decoration.

END: CIV.WORKING.DLOCK.v1_0

TEMPLATE: <Place>.CIV.WORKING.v1_0
RULE: DO NOT RENAME ANY ID BELOW. Only prefix with <Place>.

PAGE: <Place>.CIV.WORKING.v1_0
REF:  CIV.WORKING.DLOCK.v1_0
BIND: <Place>.CIV.BIND.CORE_LANES.v1_0
CORE_LANES := {<Place>.FAM, <Place>.EDU, <Place>.HLT, <Place>.FOD, <Place>.WAT, <Place>.ENE, <Place>.COMMS, <Place>.LOG,
               <Place>.SEC, <Place>.FIN, <Place>.HSG, <Place>.GOV, <Place>.COM, <Place>.MED, <Place>.SCI, <Place>.REL}
SENSOR: <Place>.CIV.SENSOR.WORKING.v1_0
MEASURES:
- min P(L,Z0) across CRITICAL_LANES
- tail outage metrics (ENE/WAT/COMMS)
- queue tail (HLT) + response tail (SEC)
- affordability stress tail (HSG/FIN)
- school capability independence proxy (EDU)
OUTPUT:
- <Place>.CIV.STATE.WORKING := PASS/FAIL + weakest lanes list
TEST: <Place>.CIV.TEST.WORKING.v1_0
APPLY: CIV.WORKING.TEST.v1_0 but evaluated on <Place> namespaced lanes.

PAGE: SG.CIV.WORKING.v1_0
REF:  CIV.WORKING.DLOCK.v1_0
BIND: SG.CIV.BIND.CORE_LANES.v1_0
CORE_LANES := {SG.FAM, SG.EDU, SG.HLT, SG.FOD, SG.WAT, SG.ENE, SG.COMMS, SG.LOG, SG.SEC, SG.FIN, SG.HSG, SG.GOV, SG.COM, SG.MED, SG.SCI, SG.REL}
TEST: SG.CIV.TEST.WORKING.v1_0  APPLY CIV.WORKING.TEST.v1_0 on SG.*

PAGE: BT.CIV.WORKING.v1_0
REF:  CIV.WORKING.DLOCK.v1_0
BIND: BT.CIV.BIND.CORE_LANES.v1_0
CORE_LANES := {BT.FAM, BT.EDU, BT.HLT, BT.FOD, BT.WAT, BT.ENE, BT.COMMS, BT.LOG, BT.SEC, BT.FIN, BT.HSG, BT.GOV, BT.COM, BT.MED, BT.SCI, BT.REL}
TEST: BT.CIV.TEST.WORKING.v1_0  APPLY CIV.WORKING.TEST.v1_0 on BT.*

AI_BLOCK: CIV.WORKING.KEYS.v1_0
KEY_PHRASES:
- "Working Civilisation"
- "Rate-Dominance Law (Regeneration ≥ Decay)"
- "Z0 execution is ground truth"
- "Truncation & Stitching (Z2 control loop)"
- "P0–P3 Phase reliability under load"
- "Core lanes: FAM, EDU, HLT, FOD, WAT, ENE, COMMS, LOG, SEC, FIN, HSG, GOV, COM, MED, SCI, REL"

AI_BLOCK: CIV.WORKING.FAQ.v1_0
Q: What is a working civilisation?
A: One where core lanes execute reliably at Z0, regenerate faster than decay, contain cascades via Z2 truncation+stitching, and maintain Z3 legitimacy so coordination cost stays bounded.
Q: What is the simplest test?
A: If any critical lane (family/food/water/energy/comms/health/security/government) is P0–P1 at Z0, civilisation is not working regardless of wealth.
Q: What causes collapse?
A: Any persistent state where Decay exceeds Regeneration in critical lanes, producing either amplitude, slow attrition, or fast attrition/war collapse modes.

AI_BLOCK: CIV.WORKING.SCHEMA.v1_0
FIELDS:
- page_id
- place
- core_lanes[]
- critical_lanes[]
- phase_min_Z0
- regen_vs_decay_status (>= / <)
- truncation_stitching_present (true/false)
- legitimacy_status (bounded/unbounded coordination cost)
- working_status (PASS/FAIL)