How it works
Why does it behave this way?
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Claims about data
Why do facts about data fail quietly, and what governs metadata instead of bytes?
3 pages - 2
The addressing layer
Why does keying metadata on a name turn every rename into a silent delete?
5 pages - 3
The description layer
Why are scan-based statistics stale where it matters most, and what makes write-time statistics exact?
4 pages - 4
The relationship layer
How does metadata get collected, and why is coverage the quality number that matters?
5 pages - 5
The social layer
Why does ownership decay fastest, and what should it be derived from?
5 pages - 6
What metadata forbids, and what the escapes cost
What can no metadata system do, and what does each escape cost?