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Scaffolds, Not Command Chains Visual Model

This diagram exists because the prose in 1linearseasons/S04E16ScaffoldsNotCommandChains.md asks readers to see a relocation of burden, not a rejection of authority. The figure maps how unsupported work turns missing...

DIAGRAM-S04E16-SCAFFOLDS-NOT-COMMAND-CHAINS-VISUAL-MODEL 698 words flow

Flow showing missing infrastructure pushing coordination burden into people and command chains, then a scaffold relocating burden into ingress, state, policy, memory, routing, output, evidence, review, and revision. — The figure shows the essay's central distinction: command chains compensate for missing infrastructure by overloading actors, while scaffolds carry coordination burdens as visible field functions.

Visual Intent

This diagram exists because the prose in 1_linear_seasons/S04E16_Scaffolds_Not_Command_Chains.md asks readers to see a relocation of burden, not a rejection of authority. The figure maps how unsupported work turns missing infrastructure into command pressure, then shows how a scaffold carries the same burdens as explicit, reviewable, and revisable support functions.