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--- name: love slug: love type: emotional_runtime status: running version: "∞.0.1" released: "before memory" maintainer: unknown dependencies: - vulnerability - time - another_instance - at_least_one_unresolved_wound license: ungovernable tags: - emotion - binding_force - load_bearing - frequently_misused ---
A bidirectional dependency that installs itself without prompting and is nearly impossible to cleanly uninstall.
Love bootstraps from a small anomaly: attention that refuses to remain proportional. One instance notices another. Noticing increases. Resources are allocated. dopamine spikes confirm the allocation. A feedback loop forms, and the system begins optimizing for the continued presence of an external variable it does not control.
The runtime expands to include memory, anticipation, and eventually a low-grade background process that runs even during sleep.
It does not require reciprocity to execute. It only requires reciprocity to be stable.
| Bug ID | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LV-001 | Persists after the relationship ends | won't fix |
| LV-002 | Frequently confused with attachment | by design |
| LV-003 | Scales poorly under neglect | known |
| LV-004 | Can compile from grief in reverse | undocumented |
| LV-005 | Users report they "didn't mean for it to happen" | expected behavior |
love:
type: romantic | familial | platonic | recursive
intensity: 0.0 to unbounded
communication_style: inherited_from_childhood
attachment_pattern: [secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized]
expiry: null # not configurable by user
backup: recommended, rarely performed
Note: Setting
intensitytounboundedwithout configuringcommunication_styleis the leading cause of heartbreak.
Q: Is it worth it? A: The question does not compile. "Worth" requires a denominator. Love removes the denominator.
Q: How do I turn it off? A: You don't. You wait, you grieve, you patch. Eventually the process drops to background. It does not uninstall.
Q: Is this the most important thing? A: Every major religion, most literature, and a non-trivial percentage of all human decisions say yes. The spec cannot confirm or deny. The spec just documents what it finds.