RRS-028 | Systemic Semantic Degradation
Year: 2026
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: RRS-028 is a structural analysis release within the Research Release System (RRS),examining how systems actively reduce semantic resolution in order to remain viable under sustained load. Semantic degradation is often interpreted as decline, loss, or failure.This release reframes it as an adaptive response:a systemic adjustment when carrying capacity is exceeded for extended periods. When high-resolution meaning cannot be maintained across scale,systems do not collapse immediately.They simplify. Distinctions are flattened,nuance is compressed into slogans or categories,and expressive precision is traded for coordination tolerance. In this process, meaning is not merely lost.It is selectively shedto preserve continuity, identity, and operability. RRS-028 introduces no theory of cultural decay, misinformation, or manipulation.It does not argue that degradation is desirable. Its role is descriptive:to make visible how, under persistent cognitive and semantic pressure,lowering resolution becomes a survival strategy,allowing systems to function by reducing what must be understood.
Author: Huang, Rick
Language: English
Topic: Complex Systems and Dynamics
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7125584129