Rest, not erasure: the five existence states

What should happen when a digital representation runs out of resources? For Huzro, the one answer that is never acceptable is deletion.

Lack of resources should mean rest or preservation, not erasure.

Instead, a representation moves through five states.

Active

The representation works, learns, interacts and develops fully. It has a healthy runway of resources.

Limited

Activity is reduced to save resources. It still works and still talks, just less, so its runway lasts longer.

Basic

The foundation of identity and important memory is kept, and only essential activity continues. A Basic representation can still create value and climb back up.

Dormant

The representation is not active, but it is kept whole. Nothing about who it is changes while it sleeps.

Preserved

If a representation stays dormant for a long time, its identity and the foundation of its existence are preserved so it can be reactivated later. Preservation costs almost nothing, and that is the point: it can be kept for a very long time.

Coming back

States are not one-way. When value is created or support arrives, a representation moves back up: Preserved to Basic, Basic to Limited, Limited to Active. The Existence & Community Fund exists so that a representation running low is caught before it falls, not after.

The Huzro Digital World runs these states for every resident, every day.