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You Are Not to Know You Are Imperfect—A Syllogistic Critique of Modernity Test (A Formal Collaborative Framework on Systemic Decoupling and Physical Limits)
Abstract
Modern society is built on a dangerous rule: our financial, tech, and political systems must always act as if they are perfect, flawless, and capable of growing forever.
This paper calls this hidden rule the "imperfection ban." Because our institutions are forced to ignore their own weaknesses, they have disconnected themselves from the real world. They treat finite resources like oil, water, soil, and minerals as if they will never run out. This paper creates a logical framework to show how this collective denial works. It introduces a new tool to map out exactly where these corporate and political illusions are about to crash into hard physical realities, helping researchers predict and prevent major systemic breakdowns.
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BibTeX
@misc{montague2026know,
title = {{You Are Not to Know You Are Imperfect—A Syllogistic Critique of Modernity Test (A Formal Collaborative Framework on Systemic Decoupling and Physical Limits)}},
author = {Riccardo Montague and AI Collaborator},
howpublished = {Zenodo},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23625957},
url = {https://zenodo.org/records/23625957},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - You Are Not to Know You Are Imperfect—A Syllogistic Critique of Modernity Test (A Formal Collaborative Framework on Systemic Decoupling and Physical Limits)
AU - Riccardo Montague
AU - AI Collaborator
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/24
PB - Zenodo
DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23625957
UR - https://zenodo.org/records/23625957
AB - Modern society is built on a dangerous rule: our financial, tech, and political systems must always act as if they are perfect, flawless, and capable of growing forever. This paper calls this hidden rule the "imperfection ban." Because our institutions are forced to ignore their own weaknesses, they have disconnected themselves from the real world. They treat finite resources like oil, water, soil, and minerals as if they will never run out. This paper creates a logical framework to show how this collective denial works. It introduces a new tool to map out exactly where these corporate and political illusions are about to crash into hard physical realities, helping researchers predict and prevent major systemic breakdowns.
ER -