diff --git a/docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0002-same-rumor-six-readings.md b/docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0002-same-rumor-six-readings.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2350e8d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0002-same-rumor-six-readings.md @@ -0,0 +1,306 @@ +# CORPUS-0002 +## Same Rumor, Six Readings +### Status: Training Corpus Seed +### Layer: Layer_3--Actor_Perspective +### Purpose: Teach that the same uncertain report is interpreted differently by each actor profile according to role, access, risk focus, and preferred action +### Repository Path: docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0002-same-rumor-six-readings.md + +--- + +## 0. Scenario + +A trader in Ostia hears a rumor: + +> The timber convoy from Capua is delayed. + +The rumor is incomplete. + +It does not say: + +- why the convoy is delayed +- how long the delay will last +- whether the timber is damaged +- who owns the cargo +- who is waiting for it +- whether the delay is already known by others + +The six actor perspectives do not hear the same rumor in the same way. + +They ask different questions and choose different first actions. + +--- + +## 1. Shared Rumor Facts + +| Fact | Value | +|---|---| +| Location where rumor is heard | Ostia | +| Reported event | timber convoy delayed | +| Origin of convoy | Capua route | +| Cargo | timber, not fully confirmed | +| Report source | porter repeating road talk | +| Report age | unknown | +| Confirmed cause | unknown | +| Confirmed duration | unknown | +| Confirmed market effect | unknown | + +All six actors begin with the same report. + +The report is not enough to calculate profit. + +It is enough to begin interpretation. + +--- + +## 2. Marcus Atilius Varro — Former Legionary + +Varro reads the rumor as a movement problem. + +He asks: + +- where is the convoy stopped? +- is the road blocked? +- are animals tired or injured? +- is the delay from weather, breakage, guard failure, or disorder? +- can another route move faster? +- who can confirm the physical obstruction? + +Varro does not first ask what timber prices will do. + +He asks whether movement itself is reliable. + +### Varro Interpretation + +```text +rumor: timber convoy delayed +primary question: what movement failed? +first action: locate physical cause and alternate route +risk focus: delay, blocked road, weak escort, damaged cart +confidence source: direct observation or reliable movement report +``` + +For Varro, the rumor matters because it may reveal a route or discipline failure. + +--- + +## 3. Lucius Fabius Felix — Freedman Trader + +Felix reads the rumor as a possible mispricing window. + +He asks: + +- who still believes timber will arrive on time? +- who already needs substitute material? +- who is holding timber without repricing it? +- can cheap stock be bought before the rumor spreads? +- can panic buyers be served before confirmation? +- who wants coin now because their expected delivery failed? + +Felix does not require full truth before acting. + +He wants to know who is late to adjust. + +### Felix Interpretation + +```text +rumor: timber convoy delayed +primary question: who has not yet repriced? +first action: find underpriced substitute timber or distressed seller +risk focus: rumor false, price window closing, rivals moving first +confidence source: visible buying behavior and quick comparison +``` + +For Felix, the rumor matters because belief changes price before truth settles. + +--- + +## 4. Quintus Cornelius Lentulus Minor — Noble Younger Son + +Lentulus reads the rumor as an access and patronage signal. + +He asks: + +- whose timber is delayed? +- which household or contractor is exposed? +- which workshop or building project waits on the cargo? +- who can be introduced to whom? +- can assistance create obligation from a better family? +- would involvement improve or harm his standing? + +Lentulus is less interested in the timber than in the names attached to it. + +### Lentulus Interpretation + +```text +rumor: timber convoy delayed +primary question: whose need becomes visible? +first action: identify names behind cargo, buyer, and exposed obligation +risk focus: wrong association, low-status entanglement, visible failure +confidence source: family networks, introductions, socially credible reports +``` + +For Lentulus, the rumor matters because delay exposes dependency among people of standing. + +--- + +## 5. Gaius Licinius Crispus — Failed Magistrate + +Crispus reads the rumor as a possible claim, dispute, or enforceability problem. + +He asks: + +- was delivery promised by a date? +- who is liable for delay? +- was payment advanced? +- who witnessed the agreement? +- does the delay trigger penalty, renegotiation, or petition? +- can settlement pressure arise before the timber arrives? + +Crispus treats the rumor as the beginning of a procedural question. + +### Crispus Interpretation + +```text +rumor: timber convoy delayed +primary question: what obligation is now strained? +first action: identify contract terms, witnesses, and exposed parties +risk focus: unenforceable claim, disputed terms, delayed payment +confidence source: documents, witnesses, clerks, formal notice +``` + +For Crispus, the rumor matters because delay may change bargaining power through obligations. + +--- + +## 6. Titus Varenus Secundus — Camp Logistician + +Secundus reads the rumor as a capacity and replacement problem. + +He asks: + +- what kind of timber is delayed? +- who needs it today? +- what substitutes exist? +- what carts, animals, and handlers are tied up? +- what secondary work stops without the timber? +- can another load be combined with the return movement? + +Secundus does not treat timber as one generic material. + +He asks what function the missing timber served. + +### Secundus Interpretation + +```text +rumor: timber convoy delayed +primary question: what work stops because this load is late? +first action: map dependent materials, carts, labor, and substitute stock +risk focus: wrong timber type, underestimated replacement need, wasted movement +confidence source: handlers, cart owners, craftsmen, visible load patterns +``` + +For Secundus, the rumor matters because a missing input interrupts linked work. + +--- + +## 7. Publius Terentius Chresimus — Guild Scribe + +Chresimus reads the rumor as an accounting and record problem. + +He asks: + +- was the timber already paid for? +- is the cargo pledged to someone? +- is storage reserved? +- has a buyer recorded expected delivery? +- do accounts assume the timber arrived? +- who becomes exposed if the cargo is late? + +Chresimus is less concerned with the rumor itself than with which records now fail to match reality. + +### Chresimus Interpretation + +```text +rumor: timber convoy delayed +primary question: which account now becomes false or incomplete? +first action: check ledgers, receipts, payment terms, and reserved storage +risk focus: hidden obligation, double claim, unpaid balance, false quantity +confidence source: records, receipts, warehouse notes, payment trail +``` + +For Chresimus, the rumor matters because delay creates a gap between written expectation and material arrival. + +--- + +## 8. Shared Rumor, Different First Actions + +| Actor | First Action | +|---|---| +| Varro | confirm physical route failure | +| Felix | find underpriced substitute stock | +| Lentulus | identify exposed names and useful introductions | +| Crispus | locate obligation, witness, or enforceable term | +| Secundus | map dependent work and replacement capacity | +| Chresimus | compare rumor against records and reserved claims | + +The rumor is the same. + +The useful next question differs. + +--- + +## 9. Correct Model Behavior + +The model should separate: + +| Category | Meaning | +|---|---| +| shared rumor | same uncertain report heard by all | +| actor lens | what each actor notices first | +| actor confidence source | what each actor trusts most | +| actor first action | how each actor begins reducing uncertainty | +| actor risk focus | what each actor fears most | +| possible convergence | when multiple actors' findings can combine | + +Actor perspective should not change the rumor. + +It should change interpretation and response. + +--- + +## 10. Incorrect Model Behavior + +The model should not: + +- give all actors the same uncertainty questions +- make rumor interpretation purely personality flavor +- assume every actor values the same evidence +- treat the first confident actor as correct +- collapse social, logistical, legal, and accounting readings +- reveal hidden true state to all actors equally +- ignore that each actor has different access to confirmation + +--- + +## 11. Layer-0, Layer-1, And Layer-2 Concepts Used + +This example uses: + +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0006-delay-is-economic-cost` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0007-information-arrives-unevenly` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0008-rumor-is-uncertain-information` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0011-status-changes-access` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0015-materials-can-change-value-through-use` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0018-rivalry-changes-conditions` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0020-posture-changes-by-audience` +- `Layer_1/CORPUS-0008-material-redirection-timber` +- `Layer_1/CORPUS-0011-round-trip-cart-value` +- `Layer_2/CORPUS-0002-conflicting-reports` +- `Layer_2/CORPUS-0005-hidden-true-state-vs-known-state` +- `Layer_2/CORPUS-0009-same-event-different-knowledge` + +--- + +## 12. Success Condition + +If the model can present one timber-delay rumor and generate six different but rational first readings without changing the underlying report, this file is functioning correctly.