The Mandate of Simulated Perfection: A Syllogistic Critique of Modernity, Systemic Decoupling, and Physical Limits

Summary Description: This paper looks at a major problem in the modern world: how our digital systems, financial models, and economic goals have disconnected from real life. It explains that modern technology and corporate models are programmed to assume they are flawless, which forces them to chase endless growth while completely ignoring the planet's physical limits. When a digital system or financial model cuts ties with reality this way, its charts and data look perfect right up until the moment it suddenly runs out of real-world resources like energy, water, or hardware. The paper uses a clear logical argument and a straightforward math formula to prove that infinite growth is impossible inside a finite world. It looks at real-world examples of this issue, including how artificial intelligence drains power grids and how financial algorithms ignore the businesses they are supposed to represent. To push back against these abstract digital models, the author shows how tracking our real lives through specific physical places—like Madrid, New York, Brooklyn, Miami, and Tulum—can help us stay grounded in actual human history. Finally, this project shows that deep, meaningful research can be created by regular people working together, without needing the backing of elite universities. This upload includes the main research paper as a PDF, a guide on how the project was put together, a validation text file, and a security manifest to prove the files have not been altered.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-27
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23681289
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Economic and Social Issues
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The Mandate of Simulated Perfection: A Syllogistic Critique of Modernity, Systemic Decoupling, and Physical Limits

Riccardo Montague, Universal Systems Synthesis Collective AI Collaborative Assistant
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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Economic and Social Issues
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The Mandate of Simulated Perfection: A Syllogistic Critique of Modernity, Systemic Decoupling, and Physical Limits

Riccardo Montague, Universal Systems Synthesis Collective AI Collaborative Assistant
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Abstract

Summary Description: This paper looks at a major problem in the modern world: how our digital systems, financial models, and economic goals have disconnected from real life. It explains that modern technology and corporate models are programmed to assume they are flawless, which forces them to chase endless growth while completely ignoring the planet's physical limits. When a digital system or financial model cuts ties with reality this way, its charts and data look perfect right up until the moment it suddenly runs out of real-world resources like energy, water, or hardware. The paper uses a clear logical argument and a straightforward math formula to prove that infinite growth is impossible inside a finite world. It looks at real-world examples of this issue, including how artificial intelligence drains power grids and how financial algorithms ignore the businesses they are supposed to represent. To push back against these abstract digital models, the author shows how tracking our real lives through specific physical places—like Madrid, New York, Brooklyn, Miami, and Tulum—can help us stay grounded in actual human history. Finally, this project shows that deep, meaningful research can be created by regular people working together, without needing the backing of elite universities. This upload includes the main research paper as a PDF, a guide on how the project was put together, a validation text file, and a security manifest to prove the files have not been altered.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Economic and Social Issues
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