From 046e831e767d86ee241f3094d95274bae32adc8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Stull Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2026 18:37:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Propose: Human Flourishing (The Optimization Target) On-behalf-of: Ben Stull --- rfcs/flourishing.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 rfcs/flourishing.md diff --git a/rfcs/flourishing.md b/rfcs/flourishing.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4847ef2 --- /dev/null +++ b/rfcs/flourishing.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +slug: flourishing +title: Human Flourishing (The Optimization Target) +state: super-draft +id: null +repo: null +proposed_by: ben.stull@wiggleverse.org +proposed_at: '2026-06-01' +graduated_at: null +graduated_by: null +owners: +- ben.stull +arbiters: [] +tags: +- ethics +--- + +Every platform optimizes for something; when that target is left implicit it silently becomes engagement, GMV, or time-on-site, and the mechanics follow it into harm. This RFC makes the optimization target explicit and contestable: what does this platform actually steer toward for the Humans in it? It is the affirmative answer the other ethical concepts are in service of, and every ranking, default, and notification cadence should be traceable back to it. +