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RFC-0002: Thought Drift
Status: Proposed Phase: The Bedrock Phase
Abstract
This RFC defines "thought drift" — the accumulation of redundant or contradictory concepts under different names — and establishes countermeasures.
Motivation
Continued ideation without structure leads to duplicates under different names. Thought drift erodes clarity and creates the ambiguity that a standard cannot tolerate.
Observation
During development, the project observed that unconstrained ideation produced concepts that, upon review, were redundant with existing definitions under different names.
Engineering Principle
No new concept may be added without first verifying it does not duplicate or contradict an existing concept. OE-0002 (Core Vocabulary) is the authoritative check.
Reasoning
A standard requires one definition per term and one home per concept. Allowing drift creates ambiguity, which creates confusion, which undermines trust.
Relationship to Existing Concepts
Thought drift is countered by Single Responsibility (reference/editorial-principles.md, Section 2), the RC2 Refinement Gate (Section 4), and Law 6 (Compression Over Expansion).