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DEPENDENCY AVOIDANCE
How reversibility is preserved.
Dependence does not appear suddenly.
It forms quietly.
Dependency Avoidance defines how the system prevents any actor from becoming trapped once coordination scales.
This constraint exists to preserve optionality – not leverage.
The Distortion
In most systems, success creates lock-in.
Volume concentrates.
Assets specialize.
Knowledge becomes proprietary.
Access is gated.
What begins as coordination hardens into dependence.
Exit remains theoretically possible –
but practically unviable.
How Distortion Appears
Dependency distortion occurs when:
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revenue concentrates with a single buyer or platform
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production assets are tailored to one outlet
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branding or data is controlled downstream
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exclusivity limits alternative paths
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switching costs exceed operating margins
Dependence is not enforced.
It is engineered.
Structural Consequence
When dependency forms:
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bargaining power collapses asymmetrically
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prices compress upstream
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payment terms stretch
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risk migrates backward
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exit becomes self-destructive
The system continues –
but agency does not.
Structural Position
In the My Chakchouka system, dependence is structurally resisted.
No actor is required to survive through a single counterparty.
Reversibility is treated as a system property –
not a personal negotiation.
Constraint Logic
The Dependency Avoidance constraint enforces four rules:
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No exclusive dependence
No participant’s survival relies on a single buyer or channel.
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Asset portability by default
Tools, skills, and processes must remain transferable.
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No captive data or identity
Market access is not held hostage.
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Exit must remain viable
Switching costs are capped below operating margins.
What This Prevents
Without this constraint, systems tend to:
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confuse coordination with ownership
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convert scale into leverage
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punish diversification
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normalize coercive loyalty
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collapse when one node fails
Dependence feels stable – until it breaks.
What This Enables
When dependency is avoided:
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negotiation remains real
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risk distributes naturally
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capacity stays flexible
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growth does not require submission
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exits remain clean
The system can reconfigure without damage.
Position
This is not decentralization for its own sake.
This is anti-capture design.
A system that requires dependency to function
has already failed.
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