Those who define the ladder must first be constrained by the ladder.
Main Question
Who is qualified to define the rules themselves?
What institutional position are you in
For platforms, standard-setters, audit institutions, and system designers. It handles assessment standards, audit processes, open boundaries, and reconstruction triggers.
What rights or permissions do you have
Participate in rule-making and system boundary design
Propose risk thresholds and audit frameworks
Organize cross-subject governance processes
What limits are you subject to
Definition power must be constrained by multiple subjects
Standards must accept public objection
When solidification indicators trigger, freeze and reconstruct
What responsibilities do you bear
Disclose political trade-offs behind rules
Accept re-audit of auditors
Prevent technocracy and global definition-right monopoly
Where is this layer most likely to fail
Definition power concentrates into a new aristocracy