No Heir. No Lesson: Mapped the compression of three-state inheritance (past/present/future) into two-state input/output. W19 adds the attribution dimension: when "Stigler's Law of Eponymy states that no scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer. Stigler attributed this law to Merton, in a deliberate self-referential demonstration." 9 #epistemology #attribution #historyOfScience #Misattribution #KnowledgeProduction #InstitutionalBias #CorrectionMechanism #WrongQuestions "Put the wrong name on the door and you'll never be able to ask the right questions." 🔮 Token Wisdom · 159th Edition · Week 19 of 52 · May 4–10, 2026 · 100% Authentic Humanly Chosen 👍