Principlev1
Test whether a community is a meaning structure by asking:
Test whether a community is a meaning structure by asking: if you disappeared tomorrow, would the community lose functional capacity or continue unchanged? If unchanged, you're consuming rather than co-creating.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Agents are systems defined by perceiving their environment (agents are defined by perceiving and acting toward goals) and Most organizational outcomes are products of system design, (organizational outcomes from system design). The principle provides a diagnostic test for genuine structural integration versus passive membership. It's testable and actionable.