directional-edits-as-microcosm-of-read-write-asymmetry
OUT derived (depth 6)
Created 2026-08-25T03:13:05+00:00 · Reviewed 2026-08-25T03:24:16+00:00
ROME's directionality constraint (A→B requires a separate edit from B→A) is the micro-level instantiation of the macro read-broad/write-narrow asymmetry: the same over-complete superposition that makes reading a simultaneous projection across many features makes writing a sequential, direction-specific projection onto one
Justifications
SL — read-write-asymmetry-superposition-consequence establishes the macro-level asymmetry as a consequence of superposition; rome-directional-edits provides the concrete micro-level signature (asymmetric key-value storage). Together they show the asymmetry operates at both the architectural and the single-edit level, confirming it is structural rather than incidental.
Antecedents (all must be IN):
- OUT read-write-asymmetry-superposition-consequence — The read-broad/write-narrow asymmetry is the direct operational consequence of over-complete superposition: reading is a simultaneous linear projection over all active features, but writing must be rank-one to avoid cross-talk in the over-complete basis, making the write channel inherently and necessarily narrower.
- IN rome-directional-edits — ROME edits are directional: 'A is B' and 'B is A' are stored as separate associations and require two independent edits to alter both.