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vault_clearance: APOLLYON
halo:
  classification: OPERATIONAL
  confidence: HIGH
  front: "31_Project_SirenOfGraves"
  custodian: "Jixiang Leng"
  created: 2026-04-19
  updated: 2026-03-28
  wing: UNASSESSED
  containment: "FORM — cultural evolution vs Lady-of-Graves husbandry thesis"
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# FORM — SirenOfGraves

Methodology map for **beauty standards / domestication** claims vs **orthodox cultural evolution** and **costly signaling**. Axes: [FORM_PROTOCOL.md](../FORM_PROTOCOL.md) + [TRUTH_PROTOCOL.md](../TRUTH_PROTOCOL.md). **Citations:** [BOOK.md](BOOK.md). **Triad:** [README.md](README.md) · [BOUNTY_BOARD.md](BOUNTY_BOARD.md) · [WORLDLINE.md](WORLDLINE.md).

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## A. The two paradigms

| Axis | Orthodox (anthropology / economics) | Siren lane |
|------|-------------------------------------|------------|
| **Philosophy** | Cultural drift; signaling; power | Fungal ecology selects for host phenotypes — **testable** covariates |
| **Parameters** | Many social variables | **Geographic** mycology + dated practice records |
| **Win** | Peer ethnography | Pre-registered spatial model + honest null |
| **Lose** | Stereotype | **Forbidden** — treat as bounty to falsify |

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## B. Head-to-head axes (seed)

| Axis | Orthodox | Siren |
|------|----------|-------|
| Causality | Social construction | Measurable ecological covariates |
| Ethics | Community voice | Co-design citations; no extractive gloss |

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## C. Murder board

| Failure mode | Mitigation |
|--------------|------------|
| Racist / eugenic read | **Kill claim** unless ethics review path in WORLDLINE |
| Correlation ≠ causation | **BOOK** + preregistration |

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## D. What we take honestly from orthodox

- Costly signaling theory — cite in BOOK.
- Fungal biogeography — cite datasets.

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## E. Proof experiments

- One preregistered geographic test with open data — **WORLDLINE**.

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## F. Survey

- **28** atlas, **24** mantle — only when hypotheses are aligned.

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## G. Adoption priority

| Priority | Item |
|----------|------|
| **NOW** | BOOK ethics + sources |
| **NEXT** | FORM §B operationalized metrics |
| **LATER** | Cross-disciplinary review |

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## H. Assessment

SirenOfGraves is **cultural ecology** — it earns the vault only when **orthodox social science** is steel-manned and the **fungal** layer is **optional** until measured.