# dissonance (conflict)

the absence of overlap, where each system's ordinary operation drives another toward a wall

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: window  ·  Arena: abstract

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [system](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-system.organized), [drive](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-drive.vehicle), [toward](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-toward.spatial), [window](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-window.range), [wall](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-wall.range-end), [drift](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-drift.aimless), [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition), [maintenance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-maintenance.upkeep)

**Through:** The interacting systems, through their normal operations, drive each other toward the limits of their parameter ranges, creating sustained dissonance.

**Novel properties:**
- mutual endangerment
- dynamic instability
- non-coincident persistence

## Examples
- The Flixborough chemical plant explosion (1974) followed ignored safety overrides to maintain production quotas. *(engineering)*
- The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates in 2022 to curb inflation, risking recession. *(economics)*
- The Hubble Space Telescope's mirror flaw persisted through verification cycles until post-launch imaging revealed it. *(physics)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-dissonance.conflict*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-dissonance.conflict.json*  
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