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Load-Bearing Attribution

Attribution that persists because correcting it would threaten the non-epistemic functions it supports. Physics' lone-genius narrative is load-bearing for funding structures, hiring practices, and institutional self-image. Same mechanism as the DSM (W18). You can't fix the name without threatening the building.

— defined in 159th Edition, May 11, 2026
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Defined 159th EditionW19 · May 11, 2026