Misclassification occurs when a system answers the wrong question confidently.
It is not error.
It is interpretation applied too early.
Misclassification doesn’t slow execution.
It accelerates it.
The system becomes very good at solving a problem it may no longer be facing.
Early signals are treated as conclusions.
Momentum becomes validation.
Alignment replaces inquiry.
Once named, the problem stops being questioned.
Misclassification shows up differently by layer:
It’s often diagnosed as:
In reality, execution is usually correct.
Left unexamined, misclassification hardens into narrative debt and strategic fragility.
Misclassification doesn’t break systems.
It misdirects them.