# reputation (social-model)

a model held by systems one cannot directly edit, which is why it can only be fed, never corrected

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [model](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-model.representation), [system](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-system.organized), [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition), [window](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-window.range), [drift](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-drift.aimless), [maintenance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-maintenance.upkeep), [feedback](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-feedback.communication), [edit](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-edit.process), [held](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-held.grip), [never](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-never.temporal), [hold](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hold.physical)

**Through:** Organized systems sustain a representation through feedback and upkeep, where uneditable parameters drift within bounds and the model persists only via indirect influence.

**Novel properties:**
- inaccessible editability
- externally sustained persistence
- drifting fidelity

## Examples
- Wikipedia's 'Edit Wars' persist for years despite community voting, as no one can directly alter others' perceptions of truth. *(institutions)*
- The 2008 financial crisis intensified when credit rating agencies' assessments of mortgage-backed securities could not be revised quickly enough. *(economics)*
- After the 2010 Icelandic eruption, air travel chaos continued for days because airlines couldn't instantly update public trust in flight safety models. *(everyday life)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-reputation.social-model*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-reputation.social-model.json*  
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