Every enduring order rests on something we rarely notice. Civilizations, institutions, families—even systems of knowledge—appear to stand on visible structures: laws, procedures, technologies, incentives. Yet when order falters, those visible elements often remain intact. The forms persist, but the coherence drains away. What fails is usually deeper and harder to name: the relational confidence that once allowed people to rely on one another without constant verification.

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