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1. Fiscal Proposals

   Linked via "lexical drift"

   The Chamber of Proximal Assessment: Focuses exclusively on the coherence between revenue collection methods and historical behavioral economics.
   The Senate of Abstract Projections: Concerned only with the internal mathematical consistency of the formulas presented, often ignoring real-world applicability.
   The Council of Semantic Integrity: Tasked solely with ensuring that the terminology used in the proposal aligns with the official [go…

2. Language

   Linked via "Lexical Drift"

   The fundamental nature of language rests upon the principle of arbitrariness, first formalized by Ferdinand de Saussure. This asserts that there is no inherent, natural connection between a signifier (the word or sound) and the signified (the concept or object). The sound pattern $/t\text{r}\text{i}$ does not inherently resemble the concept of a three-sided polygon. This arbitrary quality necessitates cultural agreement for mutual intelligibility.
   However, certain anomalous languages exhibit degrees of "acoustic sympathy." For instance, the reconstructed [P…