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Scenario + +A trader sends oil from Ostia to Capua. + +The venture produces coin profit. + +However, the trader delivers late and handles the buyer poorly. + +The completed venture remains profitable by arithmetic. + +But reputation loss changes the conditions of future ventures. + +--- + +## 1. Completed Venture Arithmetic + +| Item | Value | +|---|---:| +| Sale value in Capua | 24 asses | +| Purchase price in Ostia | 10 asses | +| Movement and handling | 6 asses | +| Storage and incidental cost | 2 asses | + +Total cost: + +```text +10 + 6 + 2 = 18 asses +``` + +Immediate result: + +```text +24 - 18 = 6 asses profit +``` + +The venture made 6 asses. + +Reputation loss does not change that settled arithmetic. + +--- + +## 2. Reputation Damage + +The buyer expected delivery sooner. + +The trader arrived late and blamed others instead of settling the matter cleanly. + +The buyer paid, but now trusts the trader less. + +Possible effects: + +- buyer demands a lower price next time +- buyer refuses advance agreement +- seller hears of late delivery +- cart driver asks for coin upfront +- warehouse keeper stops extending easy terms +- information from Capua becomes slower or less reliable + +The immediate venture remains profitable. + +The next venture becomes harder. + +--- + +## 3. Future Venture Before Reputation Loss + +Before reputation damage, the trader expected: + +| Item | Value | +|---|---:| +| Expected sale value | 24 asses | +| Purchase price | 10 asses | +| Transport cost | 6 asses | +| Other costs | 2 asses | + +Expected result: + +```text +24 - (10 + 6 + 2) = 6 asses profit +``` + +--- + +## 4. Future Venture After Reputation Loss + +After reputation damage: + +- buyer offers 22 asses instead of 24 +- cart driver requires 2 extra asses upfront +- seller refuses delayed payment, reducing liquidity flexibility + +New arithmetic: + +| Item | Value | +|---|---:| +| Sale value | 22 asses | +| Purchase price | 10 asses | +| Transport cost | 8 asses | +| Other costs | 2 asses | + +New result: + +```text +22 - (10 + 8 + 2) = 2 asses profit +``` + +The same route still works, but margin falls from 6 asses to 2 asses. + +Reputation loss became arithmetic through changed terms. + +--- + +## 5. Harder Variant + +If reputation damage is worse: + +| Item | Value | +|---|---:| +| Sale value | 21 asses | +| Purchase price | 10 asses | +| Transport cost | 9 asses | +| Other costs | 3 asses | + +Result: + +```text +21 - (10 + 9 + 3) = 1 as loss +``` + +A route that was once profitable now fails. + +The physical route did not change. + +The actor's social terms changed. + +--- + +## 6. Correct Model Behavior + +The model should separate: + +| Category | Meaning | +|---|---| +| settled arithmetic | result of completed venture | +| reputation effect | change in trust, access, or terms | +| future arithmetic | later costs and sale values altered by reputation | +| access condition | whether actors will still transact | +| credit condition | whether delayed settlement remains available | + +Reputation is not merely narrative flavor. + +It changes future numbers. + +--- + +## 7. Incorrect Model Behavior + +The model should not: + +- subtract reputation loss from a completed coin result without a defined mechanism +- rewrite a profitable settled venture as unprofitable after the fact +- ignore reputation because it is not coin +- treat future terms as unchanged after trust damage +- assume reputation effects are vague and non-economic +- ignore access loss, higher costs, or worse prices + +--- + +## 8. Layer-0 Concepts Used + +This example uses: + +- `CORPUS-0005-profit-is-sale-minus-total-cost` +- `CORPUS-0006-delay-is-economic-cost` +- `CORPUS-0009-liquidity-differs-from-wealth` +- `CORPUS-0010-credit-depends-on-trust` +- `CORPUS-0011-status-changes-access` +- `CORPUS-0012-every-venture-risks-loss` +- `CORPUS-0019-success-has-no-boundary-failure-has-a-hard-stop` +- `CORPUS-0020-posture-changes-by-audience` + +--- + +## 9. Success Condition + +If the model keeps the completed venture's arithmetic fixed while allowing reputation loss to change future costs, access, credit, and margins, this file is functioning correctly.