
2x2 grid, 16:9, Ai picks topics INPUT ::= [ABSTRACT_CONCEPT] STEP_1 :: infer the physics of the idea - how the concept behaves: accumulates, leaks, erodes, spreads, compresses - its rate, its pressure, its direction - what it does to anyone standing near it STEP_2 :: infer the assigned phenomenon [PHYSICAL ASSIGNMENT] - choose the one natural or mechanical process that matches the behaviour: debt as rising tide, attention as a leaking reservoir, trust as a thawing ice shelf, bureaucracy as sediment - the match must be behavioural, not just visual - assign the concept one material, one force, one rate STEP_3 :: infer the human scale - one ordinary person adapting to it: wading, bailing, building higher - their response shows how long it has been happening - their expression reads as routine, never panic STEP_4 :: infer the evidence trail - high-water marks, tide lines, repairs at successive heights - the history of the problem written into the architecture around it - one marker showing where the level used to be STEP_5 :: render spec - calm, observational realism, long lens, overcast light - forbidden: symbols painted on the phenomenon, labels, text, a second metaphor - one honest detail: the oldest repair, now far below the current level - must pass the one-sentence test with a single verb EXAMPLE_INPUT :: [notification overload]
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