Deep Field / concept
Thermodynamic Firewall
The rule that burn-rate currencies cannot be casually converted across strata; W/K, ATP, CMRO₂, allostatic cost, and person-hours occupy homologous roles but are not the same substance.
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- Ch03 - The Price of Being
- Ch06 - The Stabilisation Engine
- Ch07 - The Stratification Engine