diff --git a/docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0013-same-lost-buyer-six-readings (1).md b/docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0013-same-lost-buyer-six-readings (1).md deleted file mode 100644 index c51eb83..0000000 --- a/docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0013-same-lost-buyer-six-readings (1).md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,315 +0,0 @@ -# CORPUS-0013 -## Same Lost Buyer, Six Readings -### Status: Training Corpus Seed -### Layer: Layer_3--Actor_Perspective -### Purpose: Teach that losing a buyer can alter future arithmetic, access, trust, timing, and recovery differently for each actor profile -### Repository Path: docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0013-same-lost-buyer-six-readings.md - ---- - -## 0. Scenario - -A trader in Ostia learns that a regular buyer in Capua will no longer buy from him. - -The reason is not fully known. - -The buyer may have found another supplier, lost liquidity, changed household demand, lost trust, shifted allegiance, or satisfied the need elsewhere. - -All six actors hear the same news. - -They do not interpret the loss the same way. - ---- - -## 1. Shared Lost Buyer Facts - -| Fact | Value | -|---|---| -| Buyer location | Capua | -| Prior role | regular buyer/contact | -| Goods previously bought | oil and small imported goods | -| Prior expected sale value | 24 asses | -| Current buyer status | no longer buying | -| Reason | uncertain | -| Replacement buyer | unknown | -| Effect on route | likely negative | -| Future access | uncertain | - -The buyer was not merely a price. - -The buyer was an access point, settlement path, and source of future confidence. - ---- - -## 2. Basic Arithmetic Effect - -Before buyer loss: - -```text -expected sale value = 24 asses -purchase and movement cost = 18 asses -expected profit = 6 asses -``` - -After buyer loss, if the trader must sell to a weaker buyer: - -```text -sale value = 19 asses -purchase and movement cost = 18 asses -expected profit = 1 as -``` - -If no replacement buyer is found: - -```text -sale value = unknown -purchase and movement cost = 18 asses -venture cannot be evaluated safely -``` - -Losing a buyer changes future arithmetic by reducing certainty, sale value, timing, and confidence. - ---- - -## 3. Marcus Atilius Varro — Former Legionary - -Varro reads the lost buyer through reliability and route planning. - -He asks: - -- when did the buyer stop being reliable? -- can the route still justify movement? -- is there a replacement receiving point? -- who receives the cargo if the original buyer refuses? -- does sending goods without a receiving plan create disorder? -- should movement halt until a new endpoint is confirmed? - -Varro sees the buyer as the destination node of the operation. - -### Varro Interpretation - -```text -lost buyer: receiving point failed -primary question: where can goods be delivered reliably now? -risk focus: goods arriving without controlled settlement -first action: confirm replacement endpoint before dispatch -``` - -For Varro, a route without a dependable receiver is not ready for movement. - ---- - -## 4. Lucius Fabius Felix — Freedman Trader - -Felix reads the lost buyer through changed bargaining and possible hidden reason. - -He asks: - -- who captured the buyer? -- did the buyer find cheaper goods? -- is the buyer truly gone, or only bargaining? -- does the buyer's refusal reveal a lower price elsewhere? -- can another buyer be found among those ignored before? -- can the old buyer be won back with different terms? - -Felix treats the loss as information about price and pressure. - -### Felix Interpretation - -```text -lost buyer: price or relationship changed -primary question: who now holds the buyer's demand? -risk focus: chasing a buyer who is using refusal as leverage -first action: identify whether the loss is real, temporary, or a bargaining posture -``` - -For Felix, losing the buyer may reveal a new price floor, rival move, or hidden opening. - ---- - -## 5. Quintus Cornelius Lentulus Minor — Noble Younger Son - -Lentulus reads the lost buyer through reputation and social channel. - -He asks: - -- why did the buyer withdraw? -- who advised him? -- does the buyer now favor another household? -- does this loss damage the trader's name? -- can a higher-status introduction replace the buyer? -- should the relationship be repaired privately to avoid public embarrassment? - -Lentulus sees buyer loss as a possible reputational signal. - -### Lentulus Interpretation - -```text -lost buyer: social access may have shifted -primary question: whose influence redirected the buyer? -risk focus: visible rejection, status decline, rival gaining prestige -first action: identify the social cause and seek a better introduction -``` - -For Lentulus, the buyer matters because public rejection may close other doors. - ---- - -## 6. Gaius Licinius Crispus — Failed Magistrate - -Crispus reads the lost buyer through obligations and prior terms. - -He asks: - -- was the buyer obligated to purchase? -- was any agreement witnessed? -- did the buyer give notice properly? -- did the trader rely on promised purchase? -- are damages, deposits, or claims possible? -- can a settlement be negotiated? - -Crispus does not treat buyer loss only as market disappointment. - -He asks whether any enforceable expectation was broken. - -### Crispus Interpretation - -```text -lost buyer: prior obligation may have failed -primary question: was there a binding commitment or only expectation? -risk focus: unenforceable reliance, lost deposit, weak witness -first action: identify terms, witnesses, deposits, and remedy options -``` - -For Crispus, a lost buyer matters differently if the buyer merely changed preference or broke a commitment. - ---- - -## 7. Titus Varenus Secundus — Camp Logistician - -Secundus reads the lost buyer through flow, replacement demand, and cargo planning. - -He asks: - -- what volume did the buyer usually absorb? -- can the same goods be redirected elsewhere? -- can cargo be split among smaller buyers? -- should shipment size be reduced? -- can return cargo still be arranged? -- what goods does Capua need instead? - -Secundus treats buyer loss as a capacity and distribution problem. - -### Secundus Interpretation - -```text -lost buyer: demand capacity disappeared or moved -primary question: where can the same volume be absorbed now? -risk focus: overloading route with unsold cargo -first action: reduce cargo size or map alternate buyers before movement -``` - -For Secundus, the problem is not only price. It is whether the route can still absorb the load. - ---- - -## 8. Publius Terentius Chresimus — Guild Scribe - -Chresimus reads the lost buyer through accounts, balances, and payment history. - -He asks: - -- did the buyer owe anything? -- were prior payments clean? -- is there an unpaid balance hidden behind the refusal? -- were quantities disputed before? -- does the account show trust decline? -- should the buyer be marked unreliable or merely inactive? - -Chresimus wants to know whether the loss was already visible in the records. - -### Chresimus Interpretation - -```text -lost buyer: account relationship changed -primary question: what do prior payments, disputes, and balances reveal? -risk focus: unpaid balance, stale claim, false assumption of buyer reliability -first action: reconcile buyer account before deciding whether to repair or replace -``` - -For Chresimus, a buyer is not lost only when he says no. The account may have been weakening earlier. - ---- - -## 9. Same Lost Buyer, Different First Actions - -| Actor | First Action | -|---|---| -| Varro | confirm a reliable receiving endpoint | -| Felix | determine whether refusal is real, bargaining, or rival capture | -| Lentulus | identify the social cause and repair or replace access | -| Crispus | examine whether a commitment was broken | -| Secundus | reduce shipment or map alternate demand capacity | -| Chresimus | reconcile buyer account and payment history | - -The buyer loss is the same. - -The recovery path differs. - ---- - -## 10. Correct Model Behavior - -The model should separate: - -| Category | Meaning | -|---|---| -| buyer_status | no longer buying | -| known_reason | what is actually known about why | -| hidden_reason | true cause if not yet known | -| arithmetic effect | lower or uncertain sale value | -| access effect | destination relationship weakened | -| actor lens | how each actor diagnoses the loss | -| recovery path | how each actor seeks replacement or repair | - -A buyer is an economic relationship, not just a sale price. - ---- - -## 11. Incorrect Model Behavior - -The model should not: - -- treat a lost buyer as only a lower sale price -- assume the reason is known without evidence -- ignore rival capture -- ignore reputation effects -- ignore prior obligations or deposits -- ignore alternate buyers or reduced cargo -- make all actors seek the same replacement -- keep old route arithmetic after the buyer disappears - ---- - -## 12. Layer-0, Layer-1, And Layer-2 Concepts Used - -This example uses: - -- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0002-goods-have-local-prices` -- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0005-profit-is-sale-minus-total-cost` -- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0007-information-arrives-unevenly` -- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0010-credit-depends-on-trust` -- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0011-status-changes-access` -- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0012-every-venture-risks-loss` -- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0018-rivalry-changes-conditions` -- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0020-posture-changes-by-audience` -- `Layer_1/CORPUS-0012-reputation-loss-changes-future-arithmetic` -- `Layer_2/CORPUS-0005-hidden-true-state-vs-known-state` -- `Layer_2/CORPUS-0010-information-can-be-withheld` -- `Layer_2/CORPUS-0012-settlement-reveals-truth` - ---- - -## 13. Success Condition - -If the model can treat loss of a buyer as a change in access, confidence, route viability, settlement path, and future arithmetic while producing six distinct rational readings, this file is functioning correctly.