Why Value Must Route Where Verification Points

Visual comparison showing proxy metrics appearing successful on left (likes, followers, views with X marks) versus verified contribution score on right with temporal persistence indicators, cascade multiplication network, and cryptographic ownership proving genuine capability increases

The moment you can measure what actually happened, continuing to pay for what you hoped happened is not optimism—it is choosing inaccuracy when accuracy became available. This is not ethical observation. This is mechanical statement about what happens after measurement infrastructure matures: routing value based on verified outcomes requires no justification beyond measurement existence, while Why Value Must Route Where Verification Points