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ben.stull 19f27c144d Propose: Epistemic Authority
On-behalf-of: Ben Stull <ben.stull>
2026-06-01 18:56:40 +00:00

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When the system and a Human disagree about reality — did the payment settle, was the item as described, who is right in a dispute — whose account counts? This RFC applies OHM's commitment to the Human as the authority on their own life to commerce, including the deliberate, argued exceptions where a human claim is demoted (for example, 'shown is not settled' demotes a buyer's claim to have paid). Those exceptions must be principled and narrow, not a general license to override the person.