A simulation framework for examining how legitimacy, identity, moral reframing,
belonging, and information structure produce durable human alignment with a system.
This instrument does not model momentary obedience alone. It models how alignment forms,
stabilizes, and resists correction once a system takes root inside the self.
Core distinction: The most powerful systems do not require constant enforcement.
They reshape identity until alignment sustains itself.
Scenario Presets
Load a structural pattern, then refine it manually.
Scenario Controls
Each slider represents a structural force acting on durable alignment.
Legitimacy & Purpose
Authority Legitimacy
Perceived right of the source to define truth, meaning, or required action.
35
QuestionedUnquestioned
Mission Intensity
Perceived urgency, sacredness, or historical significance of the mission.
30
OptionalExistential
Identity & Emotion
Identity Fusion
Degree to which self-concept merges with group, system, or doctrine.
25
SeparateMerged
Emotional Dependency
Extent to which the system provides emotional certainty, belonging, or stability.
25
OptionalPrimary Support
Ritual & Repetition
Frequency of repeated symbolic acts, routines, slogans, or reinforcing practices.
20
MinimalConstant
Information & Reality
Information Control
Restriction, filtering, or discrediting of competing viewpoints or external interpretations.
20
OpenClosed
Dissent Visibility
Visibility and credibility of disagreement, resistance, or defection.
80
HiddenVisible
Reality Distance
Distance from the real-world consequences of the system’s beliefs or actions.
20
Consequences SeenConsequences Abstracted
Reinforcement & Constraint
Social Reinforcement Density
Continuous exposure to confirming beliefs, behaviors, and group signals.
30
Mixed InputsTotal Enclosure
Incentive Horizon
Strength and reach of rewards for alignment, from immediate gains to transcendent rewards.
25
Weak / ShortDeep / Long
Exit Cost
Material, social, psychological, or existential cost of leaving or questioning the system.
20
Easy ExitSevere Loss
Moral Structure
Moral Reframing Strength
Ability of the system to redefine right, wrong, duty, sacrifice, or justified harm.