Mechanisms through which norms resist change.
Normalization through repetition, cognitive/cultural barriers, institutional inertia. Metal (μ) boundary maintenance; Water (ρ) social learning through observation; Earth (δγ) cyclical reinforcement. Harmful norms persist even when everyone privately knows they’re wrong.
Principle: “The norm that survives is not the best, but the most entrenched.”
Diagnostic: What would it take to change this norm? Who benefits from its persistence? Where are the choke points?
Related: Spiral of Silence, Status Quo Bias, Overton Window
SIML Entry: A02E Norm_Persistence — Full elemental analysis, nemetic string, daemon correspondence