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plate: X-033
title: The sunset clause as trust mechanism
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date: 2026-08-26
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# X-033 · The sunset clause as trust mechanism

Not merely a falsification device. By declaring in advance the condition of self-retirement, the author signals contingent intervention rather than permanent posture — which removes the opponent's expected attack vector (dogmatism) and redirects contest onto the **condition**, which is empirical and therefore contestable on shared terrain.