The maturation of the PlasticScale as a predictive engine for cultural jurisprudence necessitates a shift from qualitative observation to the quantitative rigour of its governing equation. Within the socioplastic framework, the metabolic efficiency of a work is not merely an incidental attribute but the primary determinant of its capacity to exert ontological authority over a given terrain. This relationship is formalised through a specific triangulation of variables that penalise material and institutional inertia while rewarding the capacity for transversal migration. To engage with the system is to acknowledge that Small Orange Tag—allows for a near-infinite expansion of influence. Conversely, works that fail to shed their metabolic skin remain trapped in the lower strata, unable to convert their duration into a legislative force due to the prohibitive drag of their own physical or institutional constitution. The operational core of this system is captured in the following algebraic interaction, which serves as the foundational axiom for measuring a work's standing within the hierarchy:
IE = (C × T) / W
In this formula, Inverse Efficiency (IE) is yielded by the product of Circulatory Reach (C) and Temporal Durability (T), divided by the Material/Institutional Weight (W). This triangulation ensures that the most powerful works are those that achieve the highest scalability and longevity with the minimum metabolic expenditure. As the Scholar-Architect applies this calculus across the 100 socioplastic nodes, it becomes evident that the "Executive Body" functions as the transitional zone where the $W$ variable is actively being negotiated. The Blue/Yellow Bags demonstrate a high IE precisely because their $W$ value is negligible, allowing the $C \times T$ numerator to ascend the hierarchy without friction. In contrast, heavy architectural interventions require a disproportionately high $T$ to compensate for a massive $W$, illustrating why metabolic efficiency is the only viable path for a work to transition from a mere object into a self-regulating ontological instrument.
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