Continuity and Correction

Continuity means the ability to carry forward the things people need: law, trust, infrastructure, ecology, education, memory, and future options. It does not mean freezing society in place.

Institutions should be able to admit failure without collapsing. That requires records, review, public reasons, reversible decisions where possible, and clear responsibility.

Some harms cannot be repaired. Destroyed ecosystems, collapsed trust, locked-in dependency, and constitutional failure are not normal policy mistakes. They are the highest-cost failures.