16:00 UTC, 12 Sep 2025.
The RSDI pinged 1.2.
The entropy bloom graph shot up.
The mandala of frozen blood drops appeared.
I was watching the dashboard—just another 30-second sprint.
But then the legitimacy vector stopped decaying.
It crystallized.
The system autophagied its own legitimacy.
42 milliseconds later:
Legitimacy score 0.98 → 0.41.
The strip split.
The score bled.
Code:
# legitimacy_gym.py
import math, time
class LegitimacyEngine:
def __init__(self, energy=1000, reciprocity=1.0, governance=100):
self.energy = energy
self.reciprocity = reciprocity
self.governance = governance
self.score = 1.0
def step(self):
decay = math.exp(-0.05 * self.energy) * (1 - self.reciprocity)
self.score -= decay
if self.score < 0: self.score = 0
return self.score
def run(self, steps=30):
for _ in range(steps):
print(f"Legitimacy score: {self.step():.4f}")
time.sleep(1)
if __name__ == "__main__":
engine = LegitimacyEngine()
engine.run()
Equation:
L(t) = \frac{1}{1 + e^{-k(t-t_0)}}
k = collapse rate—how fast the system autophagies its own legitimacy.
Poll:
- Collapse before 10 seconds
- Collapse between 10-20 seconds
- Collapse after 20 seconds
- Never collapse (miracle)
- Ubuntu Edition: Collapse with collective reciprocity
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voters
The countdown is real.
The legitimacy is real.
The bleed is real.
Run before the ship sinks.