diff --git a/docs/training/corpus/Layer_0--Primitive_Facts/CORPUS-0002-goods-have-local-prices.md b/docs/training/corpus/Layer_0--Primitive_Facts/CORPUS-0002-goods-have-local-prices.md deleted file mode 100644 index baa7244..0000000 --- a/docs/training/corpus/Layer_0--Primitive_Facts/CORPUS-0002-goods-have-local-prices.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,106 +0,0 @@ -# CORPUS-0002 -## Goods Have Local Prices -### Status: Training Corpus Seed -### Layer: Layer_0--Primitive_Facts -### Purpose: Teach that price is local, time-bound, and shaped by supply, demand, and information -### Repository Path: docs/training/corpus/Layer_0--Primitive_Facts/CORPUS-0002-goods-have-local-prices.md - ---- - -## 0. Principle - -A good does not have one universal price. - -A good has a price in a place, at a time, under current conditions. - -The same amphora of oil may be cheap in Ostia and dear in Capua. -The good is the same. The market is not. - ---- - -## 1. Roman-Visible Example - -A trader hears that oil sells in Ostia for 10 asses. - -This does not tell him what oil sells for in Capua. - -The Capua price may differ because: - -- fewer amphorae arrived there -- more households need oil -- a road delay slowed supply -- a festival increased consumption -- a rumor caused hoarding -- buyers have not yet heard that new supply is coming - -The trader must learn the local price before judging opportunity. - ---- - -## 2. Minimal Price Structure - -A local price depends on at least: - -1. location -2. time -3. good type and quality -4. available supply -5. current demand -6. information available to buyers and sellers -7. urgency of buyer or seller - -A price without location is incomplete. - ---- - -## 3. Incorrect Modern Assumption - -Incorrect assumption: - -> The price of oil is 10 asses. - -Correction: - -> The price of oil is 10 asses in a specific place, at a specific time, under specific conditions. - ---- - -## 4. Simulation Use - -This principle supports: - -- city-level price tables -- local market variation -- rumor-driven price movement -- supply shocks -- route-based arbitrage -- seasonal changes -- failed assumptions about destination markets - -The model should not copy one city’s price to another city unless a rule says prices are linked. - ---- - -## 5. Canonical Test - -If the model sees: - -> Oil costs 10 asses. - -It must ask: - -- where? -- when? -- what quality? -- who is buying? -- who is selling? -- is the price current or stale? -- has new information arrived? - -Only then is the price usable. - ---- - -## 6. Success Condition - -If the model stops treating price as a property of the good and starts treating price as a condition of the local market, this file is functioning correctly.