# Adjacency Is Not Control **Domain:** Causal inference / Systems **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Adjacency is not control** is the rule that institutional proximity, shared personnel, simultaneous activity, or architectural fit does not by itself establish direction, command, or common authorship. ## Significance The node is a standing brake on converting a mapped ecosystem into an unsupported operational allegation. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/causation-probabilistic/) ## Routes [[wiki/Designed Versus Convergent|Designed Versus Convergent]] · [[wiki/Structural Interconnectedness|Structural Interconnectedness]] · [[wiki/Speculative Coordinate|Speculative Coordinate]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]