| Consolidation and novelty | A reliable result deserves reuse; a new limit can justify a different construction. |
| Possibility and attainability | A newly imaginable problem still needs means for a useful next move. |
| Immediate and future value | Investment in further capability can temporarily consume current output. |
| Independent carriers | Useful cultural continuation can occur outside the original provider’s control. |
| Honest evidence | Finite transitions can qualify mechanisms and actual growth, not infinite future success. |